Hey there Sue! Here are 3 samples... I know which one I like best! What do you think?
1. Everything in a table
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Other Names |
| Marsh Mallow | Althea officinalis | Sweet weed, wymote, mallards, mauls, schloss tea, cheeses, mortification root, guimauve, hock herb |
| Hardiness Zone | Soil Requirements | Light Conditions |
| *** | damp, marshy soil (as the name suggests!) | *** |
| Size at Maturity | Propagation | Uses |
| 4'-6.5' tall, 2' wide | root division and cuttings | an emollient--particularly good for weather damaged skin |
| History | Properties | Description |
| The root was eaten as a vegetable by the Egyptians, Chinese, Syrians, Greeks, Romans, and Armenians. | softens and soothes skin | Marsh Mallow is a tall flowering perennial with velvety leaves. The flowers are pink and grow in clusters on the same part of the stem where the leaf axis is. The seeds appear in a rink formation called cheeses. |
| Companion Planting Tip | Harvesting Tip | Comments/warnings |
| *** | Both the root and the leaves ae used for their mucilage content--the roots having more than the leaves. Harvest the leaves when the flowers start to bloom. | none |
2. Part in table, part in
list
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Other Names |
| Marsh Mallow | Althea Officinalis | Sweet weed, wymote, mallards, mauls, schloss tea, cheeses, mortification root, guimauve, hock herb |
| Hardiness Zone | Soil Requirements | Light Conditions |
| *** | damp, marshy soil (as the name suggests!) | *** |
| Size at Maturity | Propagation | Uses |
| 4'-6.5' tall, 2' wide | root division and cuttings | an emollient--particularly good for weather damaged skin |
History:
The root was eaten as a vegetable by the Egyptians, Chinese, Syrians, Greeks,
Romans, and Armenians.
Properties:
softens and soothes skin
Description:
Marsh Mallow is a tall flowering perennial with velvety leaves. The flowers
are pink and grow in clusters on the same part of the stem where the leaf
axis is. The seeds appear in a rink formation called cheeses.
Companion
Planting Tip: ***
Harvesting
Tip:Both the root and the leaves ae used for their mucilage
content--the roots having more than the leaves. Harvest the leaves when
the flowers start to bloom.
Comments/warnings:
none
3. a different table layout
| Common Name | Marsh Mallow |
| Botanical Name | Althea officinalis |
| Other Names | Sweet weed, wymote, mallards, mauls, schloss tea, cheeses, mortification root, guimauve, hock herb |
| History | The root was eaten as a vegetable by the Egyptians, Chinese, Syrians, Greeks, Romans, and Armenians. |
| Properties | softens and soothes skin |
| Uses | an emollient--particularly good for weather damaged skin |
| Description | Marsh Mallow is a tall flowering perennial with velvety leaves. The flowers are pink and grow in clusters on the same part of the stem where the leaf axis is. The seeds appear in a rink formation called cheeses. |
| Hardiness Zone | *** |
| Soil Requirements | damp, marshy soil (as the name suggests!) |
| Light Conditions | *** |
| Propagation | root division and cuttings |
| Size at Maturity | 4'-6.5' tall, 2' wide |
| Companion Planting | *** |
| Harvesting Tips | Both the root and the leaves ae used for their mucilage content--the roots having more than the leaves. Harvest the leaves when the flowers start to bloom. |
| Other Comments or Warnings | none |