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Sorrel is a leafy perennial which is a member of the dock family. Varieties include garden sorrel and buckler leaf (or French) sorrel. Flavour. Sorrel's taste varieties from refreshing and tangy to sharp, sour and bitter. Its flavour can be quite acidic so it is best used sparingly or used in combination with sweet flavoured foods.

French Sorrel, Buckler's Sorrel, Bucklerleaved Sorrel 'Silver Shield

French Sorrel. Also known as buckler-leaved sorrel, this variety does well in poor soil. It produces small, shield-shaped green leaves that have a subtle citrus flavor. It's a small plant, and commonly used as a culinary herb throughout Europe. A fully grown French sorrel plant is about 6in high and 8in wide. Leaf Sorrel

Bucklerleaved sorrel divisions The Backyard Larder

Other Names: Buckler-Leaved Sorrel, Lemon in a Leaf, Sour Dock. Description: This variety is primarily grown for its culinary value; leaves have a tangy, acidic, sour lemon flavor; young leaves are mild in flavor, intensifying with age; used in salads and cooking; self-seeds and can be aggressive, remove spent flowers. Edible Qualities

SORREL Buckler’s Leaf Beans and Herbs

Seed Collecting. Bag seedheads to capture ripening seed. Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds. Regional. This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions: Seward, Alaska. Fallbrook, California (5 reports) Los Angeles, California. Redwood City, California.

Rumex scutatus Riverside Garden Centre

Buckler Sorrel. Buckler Sorrel. $3.75. BUCKLER SORREL SEEDS. Rumex scutatus. This little French sorrel is superior in every way to common garden sorrel: the plant stays small and attractive and the semi-succulent shield-shaped leaves taste of clean bright lemon, never acrid or too sour. Leaves can be harvested for sauces and salad all season.

Rumex scutatus Buckler Leaf Sorrel Mysite

Available as. Buckler Leaf Sorrel herb seeds are available: A packet of seeds costs £2.50. There are approximately 250 herb seeds per packet (all of our herb seeds are untreated and can be used to grow organic herb plants). Buckler Leaf Sorrel herb plants are available: A 2 Litre herb plant costs £10.50. For herb plants, please see our.

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Buckler leaf sorrel or French sorrel (Rumex scutatus) was new to me but I was kindly offered some. Low to the ground with small, shield-shaped leaves, it has a tangy flavour and is delicious in salads, and especially delicious scattered over poached salmon. I found it less sharp than regular sorrel. The use of sorrel goes back a long way. The.

Bucklerleaved Sorrel basswulf Flickr

In a wide bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, cream and milk. Sift in the icing sugar, whisk to dissolve, then stir in the raisins and wilted sorrel. Pour carefully into the prepared pastry.

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Buckler-leaved sorrel, R. scutatus, is also small-leaved but very productive and the leaves with their cool shape look great in a salad. My old friend common sorrel, R. acetosa , is the one that gardeners have paid most attention to and there are many cultivated forms, bred for larger leaves, mostly going by names like French sorrel and Polish.

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Broadleaf sorrel has slender, arrow-shaped leaves. French or Buckler leaf sorrel has small, bell-shaped leaves, while red-veined sorrel (photographed above) has a slim, tapered leaf with red veins throughout. Planting Sorrel. Sorrel is a shorter herb, reaching heights of 8-12″.

All the Dirt on Gardening Sorrel Varieties for Garden and Table

Leaves may also be added raw to dishes. Buckler-leaved sorrel, Rumex scutatus, is a low-growing, creeping sorrel. It's easy to grow, producing masses of delicious, tangy leaves, which are best eaten raw in salads. Grow buckler-leaved sorrel in a sunny or partially-shady spot, in a fertile and moisture-retentive soil.

Sorrel BucklerLeaf (1L Pot)

Broad leaf sorrel has slender, arrow-shaped leaves. French or Buckler leaf sorrel has small, bell-shaped leaves, while red-veined sorrel has a slender, tapered leaf with the namesake screaming red.

Sorrel Buckler Leaved Rumex scutatus Buy from Norfolk Herbs

Description. Additional Information. Buckler Leaf Sorrel is a superb salad crop. It has all the best qualities of common sorrel but is a much smaller, more compact plant. With distinct leaves that are shaped like a shield, it is a much more attractive and compact container crop. It has the same vibrant, lemony taste, but is less sour and it has.

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Silver French Sorrel. Glad we can offer this silver leafed form of this attractive and tasty perennial. Makes a bold rounded plant to 30" with subtle yet splashy silver leaves that are quite ornamental in addition to being lemon tangy. Maybe good muddled with vodka or steeped in your sun tea. Just note that since the flavor is derived from.

Herb Sorrel Broad Leaved Organic Gardening Catalogue

Buckler-leaved or French sorrel with its small, juicy citrus-flavoured leaves is the most popular for adding to salads. It makes a low mound (about 15cm/6in high) of attractive bright green, shield-shaped foliage. It can become invasive. It prefers a sunny spot.