Oxyria digyna – Mountain Sorrel potted plant – pre order for delivery by 7th June
£6.50
PLANT IN A 1L POT
An attractive and very hardy perennial sorrel, leaves have a nice lemony flavour and succulent texture and are a great addition to salads. This item will be shipped any time between 29th April and 7th June, please let us know if you are away by adding a note to your order.
28 in stock
Description
Oxyria digyna, also known as Mountain sorrel. An attractive and very hardy perennial sorrel growing 50 cm high. The leaves have a nice lemony flavour and succulent texture and are a great addition to salads, leaves can also be cooked. It likes a moist, slightly acid soil in sun or part shade and will self sow easily; Flowers in July and August, hardy to -40°C. Leaves contain oxalic acid so it is best eaten in moderation.
How to grow
Plants like a moist, slightly acid soil in sun or part shade.
Harvesting and propagating
Leaves can be harvested any time, but are more succulent when plants are not in flower. Plants will self sow around the base or you can collect seeds and sow them in a different place. Collecting seeds is easy and when seed heads are turning brown and seeds are dropping you know that the seed heads are ripe. You can also make divisions from your plants.
Cooking and eating
Leaves are sweet and lemony tasting and make a wonderful addition to salads. Eat in small quantities due to the oxalic acid in the leaves.