Marshmallow

Marshmallow (Marshmallow) is a beautiful, hardy perennial medicinal herb grown for its soothing roots, leaves, and flowers. Famous for its high mucilage content, marshmallow has been used for centuries in teas, syrups, salves, and tinctures to support the throat, lungs, digestion, and skin. With soft velvety leaves and pale pink blooms, it is both ornamental and highly useful—making it a must-have for medicinal gardens and homesteads.

🌱 What You’re Getting

Your marshmallow plant will arrive as a live bare root plant or rooted division, ready to establish quickly in your garden. Bare root plants transplant well and quickly adapt to their new environment.

📦 When It Arrives (First Steps)

• Open immediately and inspect the roots
• If roots seem dry, soak in water for 1–2 hours before planting
• Plant as soon as possible for best success
• If delayed, keep roots cool and slightly moist
• Do not allow roots to dry out

🌿 How to Plant

• Plant in full sun to partial shade
• Prefers rich, moist, well-draining soil
• Space plants 18–24 inches apart
• Plant crown at soil level and water thoroughly

Marshmallow can grow 3–5 feet tall, creating a beautiful medicinal backdrop in the garden.

🌞 How to Grow & Care

• Keep soil consistently moist, especially while establishing
• Mulch to retain moisture
• Feed with compost or organic fertilizer for best growth
• Cut back dead stems in winter or early spring
• Very hardy and returns year after year

Marshmallow tolerates wetter soils better than many herbs.

✂️ Harvesting

• Harvest leaves and flowers throughout the growing season
• Harvest roots in the second year for best size and potency
• Dig roots in fall after the plant dies back
• Wash and dry roots thoroughly before use

Roots, leaves, and flowers all have traditional herbal uses.

❤️ How to Love This Plant

Give marshmallow rich soil and moisture, and it will thrive with little effort. It’s a gentle but powerful plant that gives beauty and usefulness all season long.

🌿 Why Every Homestead Should Have It

• Traditional soothing herb for many herbal preparations
• Beautiful ornamental medicinal plant
• Pollinator-friendly blooms
• Perennial and cold hardy
• Great for teas, syrups, salves, and tinctures

Marshmallow is beauty, medicine, and function all wrapped into one easy-to-grow plant.