Glade mallow is an uncommon and valued native species found in the wild along river banks and open areas with moist soil. Considering that it grows to over six feet tall and stands out in the garden, it is odd that every year people wonder what it is. It is native only in scattered counties in the Midwest, east to Vermont and Pennsylvania. It has large, palmate, toothed leaves with 5 to 9 lobes, getting smaller in size near the top of the plant. In July a large panicle of very tiny white flowers appear. It has separate male and female flowers. If you look closely, you will see the staminal column, an arrangment of stamens that places it in the mallow family, along with hibiscus. Female flowers have long white styles. You will find this plant in the Native Plant Garden and at the top of the Waterfall Garden.