Seed variety
Marsh mallow – Althaea officinalis
The following description concerns Althaea officinalis generally. Althaea officinalis is an herbaceous perennial in the Malvaceae. It has softly hairy, grey-green leaves and pale pink flowers with the five-petalled structure typical of the mallow family.
At a glance
Reference BSI-H800260Variety profile
Characteristics
- Cultivar
- Marsh mallow
- Seeds per gram
- 500.0
- Plant height (cm)
- 120
- Growth habit
- Upright, Bushy
- Life cycle
- perennial
Botanical details
- Common names
- Marshmallow
- Synonyms
- dyeplant
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malvales
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Althaea
- Species
- Althaea officinalis