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Polygonaceae
Narrow-leaf sorrel
Rumex thyrsiflorus
Also known as Sheep sorrel, Acetosa pratensis subsp. thyrsiflora, Acetosa thyrsiflora, Narrowleaf dock
Native Plants · Sorrel · Perennial · Wildflower · Meadow · European Native · Polygonaceae · Border Plant · Low Maintenance · Rumex · Grassland
Narrow-leaf sorrel is a hardy perennial that thrives in full sun to partial shade with regular watering. It prefers fertile, well-drained soil and benefits from occasional division to maintain vigor. This low-maintenance plant is well suited to borders, meadow gardens, or naturalized areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- 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, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Haiti
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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