The mallow plant family (Malvaceae) is easy to identify. The flowers have five separate petals. The distinguishing characteristic of the flower is the central column of united reproductive parts ...

Q. Is mallow hibiscus a good plant for the Houston area? What information do you have about it? Kathy Huber has worked for the Houston Chronicle since May 1981. She was Features Copy Desk chief before ...

A rose by any other name is still a rose — unless its name is Sharon. How this princess of August got its name I do not know. It isn’t a rose, but a member of the hibiscus family. Hibiscus plants ...

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Even with its tropical look and feel, the rose mallow is surprisingly easy to care for. However, to be successful with this ...

A close relative of hollyhock, mallow is an easy-to-grow, short-lived perennial that's a cinch to start from seed. Tall stems of small blossoms are held high above softly lobed, kidney-shaped foliage ...

Sometimes we gardeners do indeed need to reinvent the wheel. Aided by the Internet, we have access to a dizzying array of flowering plants. Our mild Mediterranean climate, allowing many of us to grow ...

The May garden is chock-full of color. Some blooms will slow or cease as the heat becomes a constant. I give up on petunias this time of year. Other flowers carry on until fall. Salvias, for example, ...

Don't fight the heat. Plant perennials that soak up the sun.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even with its tropical look and feel, the rose mallow is surprisingly easy to care for. However, to be successful with this plant, ...