Red Vein Sorrel – 100 Seeds
(Rumex sanguineus)
R30.00
Red Vein Sorrel is a striking bright green, red-veined herbaceous perennial, culinary green, and aromatic herb.
Common Names: Red Vein Sorrel, Bloody sorrel, bloody dock, bloodwort, red-veined dock and wood dock.
Indoor Sowing: Late Winter and Early Spring.
Direct Sowing: Early Spring.
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🍃 Culinary Quick Facts
Culinary Info
- 🌍 Origin / Region: Europe, North Africa, Southwest Asia
- 🍽️ Culinary Use: Cooked greens, Garnish, Salads, Soups and Stews, Stir-frying
- 🥗 Edible Part: Leaf, Stem
- 😋 Flavor Profile: Earthy, Lemony, Mild, Slightly Tangy
- ⓘ Plant Use: Culinary
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Perennial
- 🌾 Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- 🦋 Pollinator Method: Self-pollinating, Wind
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Rosette-forming, Upright
- 🌸 Flower Color: Greenish yellow, Reddish-brown
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: High Water
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Cold Tolerant, Frost Sensitive, Low drought tolerance
- 🟤 Soil Preference: Fertile, Moist, pH 6.0–7.5, Tolerant of most soils, Well-Drained
Red Vein Sorrel Seeds. Bloody sorrel (Rumex sanguineus) , also known as bloody dock, bloodwort, red-veined dock and wood dock, is a striking bright green, red-veined herbaceous perennial, culinary green, and aromatic herb. With its spring-green leaves and dark red veins, bloody sorrel must be one of the most decorative greens you can grow.
This herbaceous perennial produces a tightly packed rosette of leaves about a foot tall from a deep taproot. The medium green lanceolate leaves are distinctively marked with an intricate network of colorful veins of red to purple. In mild climates it remains evergreen but the leaves die back to the ground in harsh winters.
Red Vein Sorrel Culinary Uses
Sorrel is delicious used as an herb or as a salad green.
- Raw: Young leaves are used in salads or as a colorful garnish due to their bright red veins.
- Cooked: Older leaves can be sautéed like spinach, added to soups, or used in stir-fries.
Growing Red Vein Sorrel
Indoor Sowing: Late Winter and Early Spring.
Direct Sowing: Early Spring.
- It is best grown in full sun to partial shade in average to moist soil.
- It can even be grown as a marginal plant around ponds, in a bog, or in a water garden
- Sorrel Seeds can be sown in the garden as early as 2 to 3 weeks before the average last frost date in spring.
- Surface sow the sorrel seed and cover with a thin layer of soil.
- Keep soil moist, but not soggy until germination.
- Germination in about 7-14 days at a soil temperature of 22-22°C.
- Thin successful seedlings 30cm apart when plants are 6 to 8 weeks old.
- Sorrel will be ready for harvest 60 days after sowing.
- Sorrel should be kept evenly moist.
- Divide established sorrel in spring.
Can this plant be used for culinary purposes?
Red Vein Sorrel is traditionally used for culinary purposes such as cooked greens and garnish.
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