Rumex Sanguineus Var. Sanguineus | 9cm Pot

Tangy, lemon-like flavour leaves. Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: tolerates most relaibly moist soils Rate of growth: fast-growing Hardiness: fully hardyThe red veined leaves of this tasty sorrel, look really decorative, so this is both a handsome and delicious plant that could easily be used in a mixed border as well as a kitchen garden or allotment. The leaves have a tangy, lemon-like flavour and they can be added it to salads as a spicy baby leaf, or cooked like spinach or chard. It’s a perennial, returning year after year, and it’s also slow to die down in winter and early to appear in spring. Eat the leaves very young to enjoy the lemony flavour – once they get too large they become tough and inedible. Garden Care: Keep an eye out for slugs and snails, which may also like to nibble the leaves.