Hey dear Hive friends, first of all I would like to wish you all a nice day and hope you have a great start to the weekend! In my new post I would like to present one or the other photo of a flower and hope you like my post.
You can see here two different types of mallow and in the past I have already written two posts about it and if you want to learn more about it, you can find my posts here. One of the main attributes is that it is very valuable from an ecological point of view and most of the time mallows are visited by bumblebees but also other insects such as bees or butterflies enjoy the nectar and also as a breeding or sleeping place it is popular with some insects. If you are looking for flowers that are interesting from an ecological point of view, you should definitely keep an eye on this plant and it is also very easy to care for and does not have great demands.
Mallows are mainly pollinated by insects, but are also able to pollinate themselves and can be easily propagated via seeds or cuttings. The mallow can also be found in mythology and in ancient Rome it is connected to the goddess of love Venus and it can be assigned to the planet named after her. It can also be found in Norse mythology and is associated with the goddess of fertility and love Freya and also symbolically it is often seen as a sign of love. In ancient Greece it was also known and it was thought that the plant had the ability to bring people together and it was also associated with weddings.
Also in Hinduism it has acquired a status was associated with one of the most important gods Shiva who is often associated with nature or destruction. It was often also revered as a magical plant and was also used as a medicinal plant which has already been cultivated by Charlemagne and I have written more about it in my other articles. The Native Americans also knew Malvas and used it for rituals and also appreciated it because of its healing powers. It can definitely be said that it is one of the oldest medicinal plants and has already been mentioned by scholars such as Dioscurides, Pythagoras or Paracelsus.
Thanks a lot for stopping by and watching and maybe I can motivate someone to cultivate this plant to support nature! I captured these pictures with my Camera Sony Alpha 6000 plus 55-210 mm lens!