Sorrel De Belleville – 100 Seeds
(Rumex scutatus)
R30.00
Sorrel De Belleville is a heritage perennial French sorrel. It is a leafy green herb grown for its pleasantly tart, lemon flavor.
Common Names: French Sorrel or Buckler-leaf.
Indoor Sowing: Late Winter and Early Spring.
Direct Sowing: Early Spring.
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🍃 Culinary Quick Facts
Culinary Info
- 🌍 Origin / Region: Central Europe, Southern Europe, Southwest Asia
- 🍽️ Culinary Use: Salads, Sauces, Soups
- 🥗 Edible Part: Leaf
- 😋 Flavor Profile: Lemon, Tart
- ⓘ Plant Use: Culinary
Growth Traits
- 🌱 Life Cycle: Perennial
- 🌾 Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
- 🦋 Pollinator Method: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Self-pollinating, Wind
- 🪴 Growth Habit: Clumping, Mat-Forming, Sprawling
- 🌸 Flower Color: Greenish-Red, Reddish-brown
Growing Requirements
- 🌞 Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
- 💧 Water Needs: Regular Water
- ☀️ Growing Conditions: Cold Tolerant, Drought Tolerant, Frost Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
- 🟤 Soil Preference: pH 5.5–6.8, Tolerant of most soils, Well-Drained
Sorrel De Belleville Seeds. Sorrel De Belleville (Rumex scutatus), also known as French Sorrel or Buckler-leaf, is a heritage perennial French sorrel. It is a leafy green herb grown for its pleasantly tart, lemon flavor. Sorrel is a cool-season perennial often grown as an annual.
Sorrel ‘De Belleville’ Culinary Uses
Sorrel is delicious used as an herb or as a salad green.
Raw: Ideal for salads, providing a zesty kick.
Cooked: A staple in traditional “green sauces,” soups (like French sorrel soup), and cream-based sauces for fish, chicken, or eggs.
Growing Sorrel ‘De Belleville’
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?
Sorrel De Belleville is traditionally used for culinary purposes such as salads and sauces.
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