Short Answer: German Cheese Plant likely refers to one of the herbs in the Malva genus, possibly M. rotundifolia. Long Answer: If by chance a friend sends you an old herbal catalog, perhaps one from 1951, and while you are browsing through it, you see references to German Cheese Plant and cheeseplant, and wonder what that is, you've come to the right place online to find out. What is a German Cheese Plant? Show of hands if you already know what this plant is, then lower your … [Read more...] about What is German Cheese Plant?