Althaea officinalis |
![]() |
|
Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial Hardiness zones: 3-10 Sunlight: hot overhead sun Soil Moisture: constantly moist to occasionally flooded Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: light frost |
|
|||||||
| ||||||||
Flowers: pink Flowering Time: mid summer to early autumn Edibility: herbalist herb | ||||||||
![]() | ||||||||
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
Tell our Plant Selector what you want & like and we'll search thousands of plant profiles for compatible matches

Plant of the Day
Pink Straw Flower
Plant type: annual
H: 0.6m W: 0.15m
Sunlight: hot overhead sun
Special Offers
Member's Tip

Annabel, Orange NSW
Before you plant your garden, make sure you know the path of the sun in the different seasons and plant accordingly.
Recently added articles
Most viewed articles
Get the Plant Selector's full features plus news, forums & competitions. Sign up, it's free.
Click here for more