whole
flower
leaf
This is an illustration of common mallow, towering nearly 1 meter high, with its pale pink petals brightly accented by deep purple colors. The flowers and leaves are also used in herbal tea, and the color of the flower herbal tea is blue-purple, but by adding acid such as lemon, you can also enjoy a change to pink.
Botanical information
Informations of the plants imaged for these illustrations is bellow.
Botanical name
< scientific name >
Malva sylvestris
< common name >
common mallow, high mallow, blue mallow
< extra >
Plantae Category
< family >
Malvaceae
< genus >
Malva
< species >
Malva sylvestris
Origin
< place >
Europe
