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Polygonaceae
French sorrel
Rumex scutatus
Also known as Shield-leaf sorrel, Buckler-leaf sorrel, Round-leaved sorrel, Lapathum scutatum
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Culinary Herb · Edible · Sorrel · Perennial Herb · Tangy · Kitchen Garden · French Cuisine · Lemon Flavor · Rumex · Cool Season
French sorrel is a hardy culinary herb prized for its tangy, lemon-flavored leaves that are excellent in soups, salads, and sauces. Plant it in a spot with morning sun and afternoon shade, and water regularly to keep the soil moist but well-drained. Cut back flower stalks to encourage continuous leaf production throughout the growing season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist during growing season · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Poland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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