The mallow is a large family of plants destributed all over the world. They are more in the tropics. Different parts of the mallows are used as food, fodder and medicine. The yellow flowers of the okra shown above , result in the pods which are a general favourite as a side dish.
The pink mallow is a wild flower which has medicinal value.
The hibiscus too belongs to the Mallow or Malva family.
The leaves of this mallow are used in the kitchen. A tasty chutney can be made by grinding the leaves with green chillies , fenugreek seeds and jaggery.The leaves of some mallows are used to treat urinary disorders.
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Lovely Mallows! I love the next to the last photo especially... wonderful photo! Great colors. Enjoy the weekend! Carol
ReplyDeleteI really love Mallows. aI have some in my garden too. Beautiful photos! Have a nice week end!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know there's a mallow for kitchen use! Nice. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Carol and Lillebeth.
ReplyDeleteAndre, even hibiscus is used in the kitchen in India.
The flowers are beautiful. I did not know that the leaves could be used in a recipe. I would never have guessed they were edible.
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I wish I knew more about edible plants - thanks for enlightening me! The flowers of Mallows and Hibiscus are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love Hibiscus so I enjoyed your photos very much :)
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that some Mallow leaves could be used to eat. Hibiscus are such pretty flowers, thanks for sharing yours.
ReplyDeleteI find okra blooms beautiful. Loved your shots...and that pink is heavenly!!
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Catherine: Even the flowers of some mallowsare edible.
Kanak< thank you.
I did not know you could do so much with mallow leaves and flowers! Your pics are lovely! I absolutely adore hibs of all kinds and your header looks so real, I feel like in right in your garden! I found you through Kanak's blog.
ReplyDeleteI love the Mallows. You are showing some beauties here today. Okra cut up breaded and fried is a delicacy in the southern United States. It's good too.
ReplyDeleteHi again Lotus Leaf, I love hybiscus but here, due to cold winters and snow sometimes, they have died, even protected under roofs. Once I went to Tahiti, tropical land, and over there Hybiscus is the national flower and they have it all over, very, very pretty.
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ReplyDeleteSweet Bay: THat seems to be a tasty dish with okra.Practitioners of Ayurveda, the Indian system of medicine, say that okra is a brain food.
Hi Maria Cecilia! Even though you can't grow hibiscus, you are growing stunning roses. Have a nice weekend!
It is very lovely flowers.
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Wonerful site, very informative and interesting, and I love the pics!
ReplyDeleteI love that flowers. As a matter of fact, I’m planning to have a garden of different flowers and want to spend time with that flowers.
ReplyDeleteYou have a good selection of mallows today. The flower in the last picture is very special. I have never seen that tone before. Have a great weekend, Lotusleaf!
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Hi Lotusleaf, what a large family the mallows are! I love the flowers of okra, and don't really like to eat them, but we have saved mature dried pods for winter decor. I did enjoy your blue flowers too, such intensity of hue! :-)
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These are some lovely little flowers. Nice photos.
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