Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Musk mallow's light-purple blooms - KajaHiis/Shutterstock At first glance, musk mallow (Malva moschata) seems like a highly ...

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 ...

Common mallow (Malva neglecta) can function as an annual, biennial or as a perennial depending on growing conditions. It invades roadsides, pastures, lawns, landscaping and other disturbed sites.

The desert globe mallow, Sphaeralcea ambigua, is one of my favorite flowering shrubs. It is native to our Sonoran Desert, and is a great pollinator plant. It’s also a gorgeous addition to your garden.

It was a fairly wet winter here with 16 inches of rain so far. Consequently, weeds have done well and I am fighting hard to get things under control. Common Mallow (Malva neglecta), Redstem filaree ...