There is the papery husk, then the seeds will be inside in a ring around the middle....they are usually wedged together like the wedges of an orange. Harvesting seeds from spent flowers is easy to do. With Malva / Hollyhock type plants, it's easy to collect the seeds. By collecting seed from many plants in your garden, you’re bound to be rewarded with surprises. It cropped up from a batch of seed I saved from an expensive named variety, and I gradually weeded out the strays until it bred nearly true. Sow seeds directly into your flower garden after all danger of frost has past. Once the flowers begin to fade in spring, I look for tiny, dried out seed pods, which is where the seeds are contained. SSE carries the seeds, photo at the link below: Zebrina mallow. Mist cuttings regularly to increase humidity. Transplant before roots begin to emerge through the pot. Gardeners can pinch the seed head off and place it in a cool, dry location to dry the seeds; or, let the pods dry on the plant before breaking them open to collect the seeds. Mallow plants are grown from seeds. The hull of Hibiscus seeds need to be clipped or the seeds can be soaked … All parts of the mallow plant are edible: the leaves, the stems, the flowers, the seeds, and the roots (it's from the roots that its cousin Althaea gives the sap that was used for marshmallows). It is an outstanding bee plant, blooming early & continuously all summer. I then pick them off and place them in a little bag. It will even survive a couple frosts, … While you can start seeds, indoors, they do not like to be transplanted. The seeds are usually ready when the papery husk is brown and dry and the seeds turn brown or black. It’s important to keep the colors separate so if someone wants red globe mallow, they won’t be growing pink or white ones. Mallows are high in mucilage, a sticky substance that gives them a slightly slimy texture, similar to okra. If you choose an indoor start, we recommend using peat pots. One of my favorite garden flowers is an oddball-striped, russet marigold that brightens my summer garden. Propagating Rose Mallow Plants and Growing them from Seed New Rose Mallow plants can be easily propagated with tip cuttings taken in early July.