Marshmallow Seeds

BOTANICAL NAME

Althaea officinalis

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun
• Partial Shade

GROWTH HABIT

• Upright

Grow Heirloom Herbs - Plant Marshmallow Seeds

Yes, this is the plant responsible for the sticky sweet treat we all know and love. The sugary confection has been made from the root of the Marshmallow plant since ancient times! Today, no s'more is complete without one, and we think no garden should be either! A lovely, ornamental plant in addition to its medicinal and culinary properties, Marshmallow is a perennial shrub that offers large, pale pink blooms on erect plants with large green leaves.

• Able to grow in damp areas
• Uses: Culinary, Medicinal, Ornamental
• Perennial herb

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Summer

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Low

PLANT SPACING

• 18 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

SEED PREP

• Stratification