Althaea officinalis | Marshmallow Relais & Chauteaux making it a low-maintenance option

making it a low-maintenance option for gardeners

The idea would be to contain it or plant it in a pot if you don't have lots of room for it to move about

It grows to around a metre and a half high and wide and can be used for low hedging and topiary work

beetles and butterflies and to be able to talk to them about the impact in our gardens

this is truly a magic plant to have in your garden

Althaea officinalis | Marshmallow Relais & Chauteaux making it a low-maintenance optionMarshmallow is a hardy herbaceous perennial, the root of which was once used to flavour the sweets of the same name. It was grown and used for thousands of years in a wide variety of medicinal and practical uses, marshmallow is found from western Europe to central Asia in damp habitats such as marshes and riverbanks, coastal regions and salt marshes hence its name. A substantial plant, marshmallow can grow up to 1. 8m tall and wide, forming a clump of