Some plants are simply summery and the mallow is one of them. Its flowers are mostly either white or pink, and the plants are not called after the sweets of the same name that go into mugs of hot ...

Hidden in the heart of Illinois is a stunning, lesser-known flower that was recently saved from the very brink of extinction. With delicate, bluish-pink, hollyhock-like petals that become white closer ...

You might call Lillie Gilbert the Johnny Appleseed of seashore mallows in Coastal Virginia. Gilbert was excited to discover the dainty pink flowers blooming 30 years ago in the salt marsh in front of ...

Like extreme pressure forms diamonds, hot summer fires have shaped California’s wooded landscapes and native plants over the years. Whether set by lightning strikes during our dry hot summer or by ...

An almost tropical-looking pink flower in the hibiscus family grows tall at the edge of a wetland in the Cook County forest preserves near Palos Park. The flower, a swamp rose mallow, is a rare sight ...

The summer of 2025 is rainy and humid. Lawns are thriving, require frequent mowing, and are emerald green in mid-July. Weeds are growing prolifically, and one of my flower beds has a fine groundcover ...