Thick vegetation along the banks of the Kankakee river, the natural habitat of the Kankakee mallow - Ellie Pena/Shutterstock Hidden in the heart of Illinois is a stunning, lesser-known flower that was ...

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 ...

It is all but unimaginable, given the current contentiousness in Springfield, that our elected state officials might be able to agree on anything but to be disagreeable. But there is hope of ...

A pink perennial flower native to the Pacific Northwest is no longer considered threatened or endangered after the work of many local agencies focused on recovering and sustaining populations. The ...

With harvest season winding down, it's time for dessert. How about some candy, real candy, from the garden? Marshmallows, anyone? Of course you can't just pluck a squishy marshmallow from a ...

For many plants, pruning in late winter can ruin your flower display. But for these summer bloomers, it'll have the opposite ...

Of course you can't just pluck a squishy marshmallow from a marshmallow bush or tree. But marshmallows -- real marshmallows -- were originally made from the candied roots of a plant. And that plant is ...