Indian mallow is a weed that has velvety, heart-shaped leaves. It is a member of the mallow family. the name refers to the fact that the plant originally grew in India. It is also called velvet leaf and stamp weed. The Indian mallow was once used to stamp designs on hand-churned butter. It grows from less than 1 foot to over 6 feet tall, depending on the fertility of the soil.
It has attractive orange-yellow flowers. In fact, the Indian mallow was first raised in the United States as an ornamental plant. It has now become a troublesome weed to some farmers, and is a special pest in cornfields. In China and Japan, the Indian mallow is called chingma.
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