A much closer look at pavonia mallow
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Here’s another look at one of the wildflowers you saw last time, Pavonia lasiopetala, which people call rose mallow, rose pavonia, and pavonia mallow. I had this close encounter of the photographic kind in Great Hills Park on October 20.
If you’d like to step back a bit and see a whole pavonia mallow flower, you’re welcome to visit a post from 2012.
© 2014 Steven Schwartzman
Portraits of Wildflowers 
Hmmmm…..reminds me of a nudibranch, not that I have ever had a close encounter with one.
Steve Gingold
October 24, 2014 at 6:54 AM
The pavonia mallow plant had nude branches, that’s for sure.
Steve Schwartzman
October 24, 2014 at 7:25 AM
Wonderful capture, lovely colours !
hihowsyou25
October 24, 2014 at 7:19 AM
As you point out, it’s a wonderful world we live in.
Steve Schwartzman
October 24, 2014 at 7:26 AM
Oh yes. Yes indeed. I like this one very much. A real beauty. D
Pairodox Farm
October 24, 2014 at 8:43 AM
Yes he said and mallow of pavonia yes this floral yes beauty he will have (okay, so James Joyce I’m not).
Steve Schwartzman
October 24, 2014 at 8:54 AM
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Pairodox Farm
October 24, 2014 at 9:01 AM
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Steve Schwartzman
October 24, 2014 at 8:44 PM
Steven, you must have some flower in your blood. You sure understand them. I sure like this one.
dave
October 24, 2014 at 8:23 PM
Blooming blood: what an image. And speaking of images, I’m glad you like this one.
Steve Schwartzman
October 24, 2014 at 8:46 PM
Great capture and I just love the colours. 😍💕
Raewyn's Photos
October 25, 2014 at 3:25 AM
And this time WordPress didn’t object to your emoticon.
Steve Schwartzman
October 25, 2014 at 7:07 AM
The mallow looked mellow which made me think of marshmallow. I do not know if this pavonia mallow is edible but marsh mallow certainly was.
Gallivanta
October 25, 2014 at 5:58 AM
They call it mellow yellow (the pollen, that is). I’d not heard that pavonia mallow is edible, and the website at
http://shophappygardens.com/products/texas-rock-rose
says that it’s not.
Like most kids in the United States, I grew up eating marshmallows, but only after I got interested in native plants 15 years ago did I learn that marsh mallow is a plant, and one that gave its name to the confection.
Steve Schwartzman
October 25, 2014 at 7:16 AM
I wonder if marshmallow made the traditional way is as good as modern day marshmallow.
Gallivanta
October 25, 2014 at 7:29 AM
That sounds like a culinary experiment you could perform.
Steve Schwartzman
October 25, 2014 at 8:57 AM
Possibly. 🙂
Gallivanta
October 25, 2014 at 6:16 PM
If I can replace the word maiden, I’ll exhort you with the adage that “Faint heart never won fair confection.”
Steve Schwartzman
October 25, 2014 at 6:36 PM
I have made marshmallows from scratch but just not with the marsh mallow plant. If I am to do that I may well have to start with a scratch of the earth and a few seeds..http://www.kingsseeds.co.nz/shop/Herbs/Alpha+Search+for+Herbs/Marshmallow-6345.html
Gallivanta
October 25, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Awesome~ you can sure see the mallow traits up close.
melissabluefineart
November 8, 2014 at 4:04 PM
It’s definitely a mallow, no doubt about it. A close look is usually a good look.
Steve Schwartzman
November 8, 2014 at 4:47 PM