Organic Red Veined Sorrel
This stunning plant requires almost no care, comes back year after year, and is full of nutrition. The edible leaves have a lemony tang that are wonderful in salads or smoothies and contain more beta carotene than carrots.
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Red-veined sorrel, also called bloody dock or bloody sorrel, is a member of the buckwheat family and grown for its beautiful edible leaves.
Once established, it becomes a reliable perennial in zones 5 to 8, but often overwinters in zone 4, particularly if there is ample snow cover.It grows in tidy clumps and the color and texture are so pretty you’ll want to plant it in the landscape at the front of a border rather than in a garden bed where it will take up space you could use with seasonal crops.
Very drought tolerant once established.
Planting Information: Direct sow seeds in sun to part sun, two to three weeks before the last frost. Space them two inches apart and 1/4” deep. Keep the soil evenly moist until the seeds germinate and the plants are about two inches tall. At that point, they can be thinned to 10-12” apart. You can replant the thinnings in a different part of the garden or even a container. Or, you can eat them.
You can also easily start them indoors if you prefer. Start indoors in cell-type containers sowing 2-3 seeds/cell and covering with 1/4" of soil. Sorrel looks great in containers interplanted with calibrachoa, geraniums, petunias, begonias, grasses, alyssum, and sweet potato vines. Make sure it has at least 10” of space.
