A new plant this year, the marshmallow plant which is related to the hollyhock. Grown as an annual reaching 4 to 5 feet with hollyhock-like blooms. The candy origin comes from this plant. The ancient Egyptians boiled the root to extract the sweet jelly. Europeans took the plant for cottage gardens. They took the sap from the roots, added eggs and sugar to make the cany marshmallow. The marshmallows you can buy now are not made of this plant, however, go can buy ground marshmallow roots.
Easy to grow if I can grow it but does like moist soil. They like full sun but are tolerant of some shade. Once growing, very little care is needed.