Glossy - Epazote
This vigorous variety can grow up to 1.2 m tall. Its bright, light-colored foliage is uniquely fragrant and pungent, and is traditionally used to season beans and Mexican sauces. Its flowers attract beneficial insects.
Selected by Frank Morton of Wild Garden Seeds.
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in bucket
Sow in pots under cover. Transplant at 30 cm intervals in all directions when plants have 4 to 5 leaves. For sowing in the garden, wait until after the last frosts, open a shallow furrow and sow lightly. When plants have 4 to 5 leaves, thin out to leave one plant every 30 cm.
March, April, May
April, May, June
May, June, July, August, September, October
in the ground, in pot
sunny
medium
all floor types
drained, wet, rich
Dysphania ambrosioides
500 seeds
crunchy
Light green
From 100 to 120 cm
In Mexico, epazote is a master medicinal plant widely used in cooking, particularly to prevent flatulence. In the United States, epazote was used by the Creek, Houma, Miwok, Natchez, Rappahannock and Seminole peoples. For these Native American peoples, epazote has tonic, febrifuge, sedative, vermifuge, emmenagogue, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, digestive and anti-spasmodic properties...
