{"id":3672,"date":"2016-02-08T10:06:41","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T09:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?page_id=3672"},"modified":"2016-02-08T10:06:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T09:06:41","slug":"variegated-lighthouse-keepers-toilet-paper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?page_id=3672","title":{"rendered":"Variegated lighthouse keeper&#8217;s toilet paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lavatera arborea variegata (variegated tree mallow*) is a great edimental, a tall perennial with edible young leaves and flowers. Unfortunately not very hardy, being a species mainly found on the coasts of Europe. I remember seeing it for the first time at one of the seabird colonies in the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh (Isle of May?). It&#8217;s a spreading species today, presumably as it&#8217;s not used for fodder as it used to be! I&#8217;ve overwintered it\u00a0and kept it\u00a0alive for several years by moving it\u00a0into my dark, cold cellar in autumn!<\/p>\n<p>*I prefer to call it &#8220;Variegated lighthouse keeper&#8217;s toilet paper&#8221;, one of its alternative uses ;-)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3673\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P7222601.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3673 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P7222601-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P7222601-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P7222601-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P7222601.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malva alcea flowers in front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3675\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9146292.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3675 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9146292-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9146292-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9146292-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9146292-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9146292.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The variegation varies with age and season.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3676\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3676\" style=\"width: 173px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6271261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3676 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6271261-173x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6271261-173x300.jpg 173w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6271261-300x520.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6271261.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attractive edible flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3679\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PB078404.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3679 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PB078404-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PB078404-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PB078404-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PB078404-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/PB078404.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I dig it up and overwinter in the cellar in earth&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3680\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3680\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9117564.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3680 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9117564-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9117564-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P9117564.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tall like runner beans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6170852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6170852-177x300.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"177\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6170852-177x300.jpg 177w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6170852-300x508.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6170852.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/P6271263.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3677\" 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