Parietaria officinalis seed

LATIN NAME: PARIETARIA OFFICINALIS

COMMON NAME: Pellitory of the Wall

The pellitory of the wall walls the sprawling clumps of the soft, oval, green leaves on the branching stems with the small, greenish, clustered flowers tucked along the stems, the plant growing in the cool, damp places, the old walls, and the hedgerows. The foliage stays soft and fresh through the season, and the plant seeds itself freely in the sheltered corners. It likes the shade or the part shade, and the cool, moist, leafy soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

In the nettle family, the pellitory has a long, quiet record in the studies of the wall plants and the medicinal herbs, and the species appears in the research on the leaf chemistry and the damp-wall growth. The chemists value the traditional preparations, while the botanists note the soft, green cushions that clothe the old walls. The seed biology fills out the picture, and the growers of the shaded, cool gardens keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the shaded wall and the cool corner, the pellitory greens the damp places with the little fuss. The soft foliage has served the traditional preparations for the ages, the leaves make the fresh, green carpet in the sheltered corners, and the plant seeds itself freely where it is happy. It grows well in the cool, moist, leafy ground. Quiet, generous and self-sown.

To grow the Pellitory of the Wall from seed,

Scatter the seeds over the damp, crumbly soil of the nursery pot, then press them in gently, keep the pot in the cool, shaded spot and mist lightly

Keep the pot in the shade, and mist the leaves on the warm days. The little plants settle in and seed themselves where they like it.

. The seedlings appear within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. Settle the young plants in the shade and the cool, moist ground, and the soft cushions will wall the corner over the season.

 

 

 

 

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This is rare cultivated perennial laefy vegetable, a nettle cousin. It has not stinging hairs. The seeds should be sown surface. They do not need any pre-treatment to germination

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