Rumex acetosa | Sorrel, Syre, Sour Dock, Herb Patience, Patience Dock. Originated in … Norway | Flower
Rumex acetosa belongs to the plant family POLYGONACEÆ and Genus Rumex This Flower prefers Moist soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Rumex acetosa does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Rumex acetosa so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Rumex acetosa sorrel,syre,sour dock,herb patience,patience dock is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Nitrogen
This whole plant as well as the roots and the leaves has been used in traditional fabric dyeing. A range of possible colors can be produced by Rumex acetosa including yellow, pink and greenish-yellow. Sorrel is used in Norway for dyeing. Herb patience (also known as patience dock, sorrel or sour dock) can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30° Fahrenheit. Rumex acetosa is known as syre in Norwegian. It needs a bit of a cold spell with temperatures below 15° Fahrenheit to do its best. This plant needs summer days with high heat. This species likes full sun. It likes moist soils.
Maclura pomifera is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Rumex acetosa has an annual life cycle. Leaves: Herb patience (locally known in some parts as patience dock, sorrel or sour dock) has narrow leaves.
Leaves of the plant Rumex acetosa have a smell of sour lemon tasting leaves and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … |
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 3' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
This plant is will tolerate frost and is classed as … Hardy
Some suggested culinary uses for this plant are … Cooked;Flavoring. A descriptive flavor or texture charateristic of this plant is … tart and juicy
Leaves … are the edible part(s) of the plant
The Whole plant;Roots;Leaves of Rumex acetosa can be used to produce a natural dye having the following color(s) … yellow,pink,greenish-yellow
It is tart and juicy. The list of beneficial vitamins and minerals found in Rumex acetosa is impressive; notably vitamin A, vitamin C and iron are all present. Herb patience (sometimes called patience dock, sorrel or sour dock) if frequently used as a flavoring. This plant is most frequently used cooked. This species may have beneficial uses as a detoxifier. The plant parts used in herbal preparations are the aerial parts.
Suggested spacing for this crop to ensure plants next to each other use the space optimally without losing the benefits of sunshine and water needs is 4" in one direction and 4" in the other direction.
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