HT Red Sorrel Seeds 1g

HT Red Sorrel Seeds

Add colour and flavour to your vegetable garden with HT Red Sorrel. This attractive leafy perennial is prized for its striking green leaves marked with vivid crimson veins, making it equally suited to ornamental borders, kitchen gardens and containers. The young leaves have a fresh, tangy lemon flavour and can be enjoyed raw in salads or cooked like spinach. Easy to grow and quick to establish, Red Sorrel provides a continuous harvest throughout the growing season.

Product Features

• Attractive green leaves with striking red veins
• Fresh, tangy flavour perfect for salads and cooking
• Can be prepared like spinach
• Ideal for vegetable gardens, borders and containers
• Easy to grow and suitable for repeated harvesting

Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Rumex sanguineus
• Common Name: Red Sorrel
• Plant Type: Hardy perennial vegetable
• Height: Approximately 20 cm
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Contents: Approx. 1 gram

Growing Information

When to Sow

• Indoors: January – August
• Direct Outdoors: March – July

How to Sow

Sow seeds thinly in trays or directly into fertile, well-drained soil, covering lightly with compost. Keep the soil consistently moist during germination. Thin seedlings if required to give plants room to develop healthy foliage.

Harvest

Harvest from May to September, picking young leaves regularly to encourage fresh new growth. Young leaves offer the best flavour and tenderness.

Growing Tips

• Prefers fertile, moisture-retentive, well-drained soil.
• Grow in full sun or partial shade.
• Harvest little and often to encourage continuous production.
• Water regularly during prolonged dry spells.

Culinary Uses

Red Sorrel’s pleasantly tangy, lemon-like flavour makes it perfect for fresh salads, soups, sauces, omelettes and fish dishes. It can also be lightly steamed or cooked in the same way as spinach.

Why You’ll Love It

HT Red Sorrel is both ornamental and edible, combining beautiful red-veined foliage with delicious, fresh-tasting leaves. It’s an excellent addition to kitchen gardens, herb beds and decorative planting schemes, providing beauty and harvests throughout the season.