Red veined sorrel is an ornamental perennial salad green which grows well in shade or part-shade with a reasonably-fertile and moisture-retentive soil.
Bright
green leaves with contrasting dark maroon stems and veins add colour
and taste to salad mix. It has a very mild, almost un-sorrel-like
flavour with very little of the tartness usually associated with this
plant.
Use the leaves when quite small – they can
be very chewy when they get larger. Use fresh in salads or blanched a
few seconds in boiling water.
Sorrel, Red Veined, Rumex sanguineus

Family: Caryophyllaceae
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Frost Hardiness: Hardy in Katoomba
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Country of Origin: Eastern Cape of South Africa
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Common names: African Dream Root, Undlela Ziimhlophe (White Ways/Paths), Ubulawu
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