Colorful Althaea flower seeds

Common name: Colored Althaea Scientific name: Althaea Among its names: Khabeez - Sweet herb - Healing herb Althaea is a plant genus belonging to the Malvaceae family and includes between six and twelve species. It is a tall plant ranging in height from 1.5 to 2 meters. Its leaves are almost round, large like a palm, wild, rough, heart-shaped with serrated edges, symmetrical on the stem, and its roots are shallow, not exceeding 40 cm in depth, thin, and fleshy. • Althaea flower: Its flowers are large trumpet-shaped, with colors ranging from pink and red to white, measuring between 6 cm – 10 cm. It blooms after the winter frost period and continues blooming until the heat intensifies in summer. • Althaea seed: Its seeds are inside cracked fruits about 0.5 cm in size and are black. • Growing season for Althaea: October or November to allow it to grow a little and pass through the winter, and it can also be cultivated year-round in agricultural greenhouses and enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches the plant, or sufficient lighting is available. • Suitable climate and soil for Althaea: Althaea needs sunny places and is cultivated in fertile, well-drained lands. It tolerates frost, drought, and moderate heat, and is watered regularly. • How to cultivate Althaea: It propagates by seeds planted at a depth of 1 cm from the soil surface. It can also be fertilized with organic fertilizer at least once during flowering. • Its benefits and uses: Used for decoration, and Althaea flowers have medicinal uses. • Original habitat of Althaea: China and the Eastern Mediterranean region, and its cultivation is widespread in the Levant and many Arab countries.