Chicago Tribune: Cultivating a case for the Kankakee mallow to be named Illinois state flower
Cultivating a case for the Kankakee mallow to be named Illinois state flower
Hairy rose mallow (Hibiscus lasiocarpos) is blooming this week near lakes, ponds, sloughs, streams, and wet lowlands. One of the largest native Missouri wildflowers, these ornate blooms attract ...
WBEZ: Kankakee mallow: How a rare Illinois flower was saved from extinction
Back in the summer of 2014, a botanist named Rachel Goad was on a canoe trip to see a very rare flower. One of the rarest on the continent, actually. It’s called the Kankakee mallow, and it’s native ...
Some plants are simply summery and the mallow is one of them. Its flowers are mostly either white or pink, and the plants are not called after the sweets of the same name that go into mugs of hot ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thick vegetation along the banks of the Kankakee river, the natural habitat of the Kankakee mallow - Ellie Pena/Shutterstock ...
Even with its tropical look and feel, the rose mallow is surprisingly easy to care for. However, to be successful with this plant, there are a few things to know before adding one of these plants to ...
Statesman Journal: Pacific Northwest flower removed from federal threatened and endangered species list
A pink perennial flower native to the Pacific Northwest is no longer considered threatened or endangered after the work of many local agencies focused on recovering and sustaining populations. The ...