Diplotaxis tenuifolia
| Diplotaxis tenuifolia | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Early Fall |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Diplotaxis tenuifolia (common name: perennial wall rocket)
Propagation: Seed - best sown in situ as soon as it is ripe, though it can also be sown in situ in the spring. The seed usually germinates in the autumn.
Cultivation: See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs[K].
Range: Southern and central Europe, possibly including Britain.
Habitat: Old walls and waste places in S. England, a casual further north[1]. This plant is doubtfully native in Britain[1].
Edibility: Leaves - raw. Used in salads, they are very strongly flavoured of cress[2]. The leaves have a hot flavour, very similar to rocket (Eruca vesicaria sativa) but more strongly flavoured - they make an excellent addition to a mixed salad but are too strong to be used in quantity on their own[K]. The plant is very productive, producing leaves from early spring until the autumn[K].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Early Summer-Mid Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: Brassica tenuifolia. Sisymbrium tenuifolium.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière. Les Salades Sauvages. 1994.