Marshmallow Herb Seeds

Marshmallow Herb Seeds or Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis), white to reddish white blooms. Minimum 25 seeds per package. Every herb garden needs to have this versatile perennial! It is highly regarded as a beneficial medicinal herb and has been widely used for the last 2000 years in both foods and in medicines and hummingbirds enjoy their sweet nectar. Marshmallow plants are very old. The ancient Egyptians would mix the plant’s mucilaginous sap with honey and nuts to make a sweet confection. The roots were often used as a food source in times of famine (they’re edible but not the most palatable). The delicate flowers and fuzzy leaves can be used as herbs in tea or boiled in soups and stews. Growing Marshmallow plants is a sticky business. The sweet sugar sap is distributed all throughout the plant and can make pruning quite messy. However, marshmallow plants are surprisingly low-maintenance. They’re quite adaptive to different environments, though they prefer very moist soil. After al