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Invoice Number 24330 Hi, I'm writing to tell you how delighted I am with my recent order of two Kiwi. I was totally blown away at the care that was taken in wrapping the plants (straw) and how moist and healthy the roots were, they arrived in fantastic condition. This is excellent customer service. I work in gardening and have to order plants all the time, I shall order again. What a contrast to recent orders I have made to Thompson & Morgan that took weeks and weeks to arrive and when they did the plants were dead, and the soil around the root in the bag poored out like dry sand. Thank you again.
Helen Weekes, London
Marsh Mallow is a perennial plant, long known for its healing properties.
Supplied as a pot grown plant grown in a 7cm pot.
This Product is Available Now.The Marsh Mallow has long been known for its healing properties. The name 'althaea' derives from the Greek 'atho', meaning 'to cure'.Pliny said: 'Whosoever shall take a spoonful of the Mallows shall that day be free from all diseases that may come to him'.
Horace and Martial noted the laxative properties of the Marsh Mallow, both leaves and root, while Virgil wrote of the fondness of goats for the foliage of the Mallow.
Among the Romans, Marsh Mallow were used as a vegetable and a delicacy. In Syria it was used by poorer people and boiled and then cooked with onions on butter to form a palatable dish, while in the Middle Ages Marsh Mallow were used to treat sore throats or mouth ulcers. The flowers and leaves (as well as the roots) can also be eaten either in salads or boiled and fried.
The 'marshmallow' has been made from the root of this plant since the Egyptian times (although virtually all shop bought ones now are not!)
Marsh Mallow is a perennial, found in Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. It has soft, velvety leaves (on both sides), which have aserrated edge and are round/oval in shape. It has errect stems (that die down in Winter) and blooms with beautiful but pale coloured flowers in August-September.
Marshmallow plants are traditional found in damp areas such as ditches and salt marshes and have very tough, thick, long tapering, white/yellow roots and contain a lot of mucilage.
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