Mallow Wild Flowers Unmatched Beauty

There are many varieties of Mallow wild flowers. Mallow Rose is the most common one. Others varieties include Marsh Mallow, Desert Mallow.

Mallow rose or Swamp Rose- mallow grows well in saline conditions, riversides, brackish marshes and lake shores. Its botanical name is Hibiscus Moscheutos. It is found from Massachusetts to the Gulf of Mexico. Its growth can also extend till Louisiana in the west. It starts flowering in the month of August and flowers till September. The plant is known for its clear, big rose pink colored flowers though white flowers with red center can also be found. The flowers can be four to seven inches in width. The plant is stout, with a perennial root and can be up to seven feet in length. The size of their leaves can be anywhere in between three and seven inches. The leaves are egg shaped and tapered. On their underside, there is a white down which is dense.

These magnificent flowers make the travelers spellbound with their beauty. They grow in marshes. It grows well in moist and well-enriched soil. They can easily grow at home though they require a lot of salt and water for their growth. The garden receives average water from showers etc but these flowers grow rapidly in such conditions also. To have them at home, one can dig up some roots and transport these plants to their home. However before digging it up one must not forget to wear rubber boots as the place where they grow is quite slippery. Spade provides some support.

Its decorative splendor is unmatched among the bushes and only hollyhock which is one of its cousins can match it. Rose mallows beauty is unparallel it can only be eclipsed by the Rose of China or Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis. This flower has a scarlet colored corolla which stains black. Rose of China is used for different purposes in different countries. Married Chinese women used this flower for discoloring their teeth while people used it for shoe polish in the West Indies.

Marsh Mallow whose botanical name is Althaea officinalis produces small pink colored flowers. Wymote is it is another name. The flowers measure one and a half inches in length. The flower can be found in the salty marshes that extend from Massachusetts coast to New York. It is a thick plant which can be up to four feet in height. The plant grows in swamps and it is very important for it to have open pores. Its pores clog due to the moisture which arises from its wet retreats; to prevent this, the plant is covered with velvety down. This leafy plant has thick roots which have medicinal value.

There is another variety known as the Desert Mallow. It grows in hot places like Southern New Mexico, Arizona and in some regions of Texas. The plant has peach colored flowers and these small flowers thrive well in the hot conditions!

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Proper Snowblowing and Other January Gardening Tips

Proper snowblowing to avoid damage to landscape plants, taking inventory of seed supplies, and checking stored root crops for decay, are some of the gardening tips for this month.

When you are clearing your driveway with a snowblower this winter, direct the snow away from plants. Otherwise, the blowing ice crystals may damage the tender bark of young trees and shrubs. This isn't as much of a concern for plants wrapped with burlap.

When you're finished with holiday evergreen boughs, use them to mulch tender perennials and shrubs. They make a lightweight but insulating layer that helps protect plants from alternating temperatures like our typical January thaw followed by a deep freeze.

Now is a good time to take inventory of your supplies for seed starting. Check quantities of potting soil, containers, labels, other supplies, and seeds you may have stored from previous years. Sterilize any used containers with a 10 percent bleach solution (one part bleach to ten parts water). If you have seeds more than a couple years old, sow a few (even between moist paper towels) to check their germination rate.

If you've noticed tiny black flies that look like fruit flies around your indoor plants, they are probably fungus gnats. Though annoying when they flit about, the 1/8-inch-long adult insects are harmless. Their tiny, worm-like larvae feed on organic matter in moist soil, which can include plant roots. To control them, allow the soil to dry out between waterings, use sticky traps, or drench soil with a biological control.

Potatoes, onions, carrots, turnips, and other root crops that you have stored in your basement or root cellar should be checked regularly for signs of decay. Any vegetables that show any rotting should be removed and eaten (if possible) immediately so they don't spread the disease to other vegetables.

If you start seeds under grow lights or fluorescent shop lights indoors, check the tubes for signs of age. Tubes that have been used for two to three seasons probably have lost much of their intensity even though they look fine. Dark rings on the ends of the tubes are a sign they need to be replaced.

Now is the time to order bare-root fruit trees. Bare-root trees are shipped in late winter or early spring before they start to grow. Trees will be shipped for planting time in your area, and they should be planted immediately upon arrival.

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Professor Leonard P. Perry, Univ. of Vermont
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