Verticulated mauve - Mallow
This highly productive species has broad green leaves with curly tips and a mild flavor. They are eaten in salads or cooked like spinach, and are reputed to aid digestion. Older ones are best cooked. The flowers are white.
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in the ground, in bucket, online, on the fly
Sow in pots under light cover. Keep moist until emergence. Transplant with the rootball into warmed soil when plants have 4 to 5 leaves. You can also sow directly in the ground.
Mallows are very cold-hardy, withstanding temperatures as low as -25°C.
March, April
May, June
July, August, September, October
in the ground, in pot
sunny
medium
all floor types
drained, fees
Malva verticillata var. crispa
mid-season
100 seeds
Green
fragrance, edible
150 cm
Europe
This species is native to Europe. It was listed by Carl Von Linné in his Species plantarum in 1753.
In Latin, this mallow was formerly known as Omnimorbia, meaning "all illnesses", due to its soothing properties on the respiratory tract, useful for treating a number of symptoms. The active substance sought in this plant is mucilage.
