Roman Pimpernel (Tordylium apulum)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Tordylium apulum is a PERENNIAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The young plant is used as a vegetable in Greece. In Italy it is used as a condiment. — The young plant is used as a vegetable in Greece.; In Italy it is used as a condiment.

Habitat & North American Range

Cultivated and waste ground, also along the sides of tracks in the Mediterranean. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)