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Mallow, Common 'Mauritiana'

Mallow, Common 'Mauritiana'

Product number: 347000
Origin: Europe
Latin: Malva sylvestris

This beautiful light lilac-pink flowering Mallow proves that elegant can also be very healthy. Both the flowers and the leaves are edible, and from both, you can brew a health-promoting or health-sustaining tea, among other things, against colds and to soothe a sore throat. This is easy to understand when you realize that the plant contains essential oils, tannins, flavonoids, and anthocyanins, and a high content of Vitamin A, C, B1, B2, and Carotene. Bees, bumblebees, and butterflies love to visit the flowers. Finally: occasionally cut a stem with flowers for a period of vase enjoyment. Bloom: at 100 cm height from June-September.

Names:
Latin: Malva sylvestris
Dutch: Kaasjeskruid, Groot
English: Tall or Common Mallow

Sowing method: Sow all year round. The seeds germinate erratically over a longer germination period. Therefore, do not discard the seed tray too soon. First, sow in a seed tray: 3 weeks at 20°C. Then 3 weeks in the refrigerator. Repeat this process until enough seedlings have germinated. If seeds germinate in the period October-March, keep them indoors after emergence, in a light and cool place (minimum 10°C). Prick out into pots.

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