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- What is there to know about mallow flowers?
- When do they appear?
- How do you look?
- Are they edible?
- Tips & Tricks
What is there to know about mallow flowers?
They are the reason why many gardeners plant the mallow in their garden. Whether Mauretan mallow, mug mallow, Schönmalve or another Malvenart - they all have visually appealing flowers.
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The mallow flowers appear at different times depending on the species and variety. There are mallows that are already blossoming in late May. Others present their flowers from June and again others from July. The flowering period can last until September.
While some species flower for only two weeks, others flower for four weeks or longer and are well remodeling after removing the old flowers (forming new flower buds / post-flowering).
How do you look?
Each flower of the mallow is white, pink, light purple, purple or red. The flowers are solitary or in clumps in the leaf axils - usually in pairs. Some species have up to four blooms in each Blattachsel. All mallow flowers share the following characteristics among others. You are:
Are they edible?
Mallow flowers are not poisonous, but edible. They taste mild, delicately sweet and pleasant. Their high content of mucilage has a positive effect on the body. Therefore, you can buy in pharmacies so-called cheese poplar tea. This is a tea made from dried flowers and / or leaves of the wild mallow.
In order to keep the flowers you do not have to overwinter your mallow. Pulled from seed fresh in spring, the flowers emerge in summer. These help with:
Tips & Tricks
The flowers of hollyhock or hollyhock are less tasty. They are rough and melt less on the tongue when chewing than the flowers of other species.