1611 R. Cotgrave Gris violant, Mallow-flower colour.
a1680 T. Brooks in C. H. Spurgeon (1871) II. Ps. xxx. 7 Bowing and inclining the head, as the solsequy and mallow-flowers.
1995 14 204 For mallow flowers the separation of anthocyanins has been carried out by TLC on silica gel.