Scorzonera hispanica Russian Giant
£6.99
SUPPLIED AS A PLANT IN A 1L POT
Scorzonera hispanica Russian Giant is a perennial root vegetable with edible leaves and flower petals. It is a herbaceous perennial and is dormant over the winter months, your plant may arrive dormant or with minimal foliage, it can be planted out now and you will see new growth in the spring.
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Description
Scorzonera hispanica Russian Giant also known as Black salsify is a hardy herbaceous perennial with edible roots, excellent in gratins, also edible leaves for cooking and pretty yellow flowers for salads. You can take divisions/root cuttings to propagate more plants when they are mature and it is very easy to collect your own seeds when the seed heads are ripe. Likes a nice loamy soil in a sunny spot, usually harvest from the second year onwards.