I would not want this in my yard, but it grows in fields around here. I used to gather the blooms & leaves, boil them, then use the stra...Read Moreined liquid to make a delicious and beautiful jelly.
Is there a rating worse than negative? This weed has been a nightmare for me for about 3 years now. It has overtaken several flower beds ...Read Moreand a good portion of grass. We have pulled and dug so many times and probably put down a million pages of newspaper trying to keep it from coming back. The runner roots go for miles!
A perennial from Europe and can be found in almost all temperate regions across the world.
Has arrow shaped, light-mid gre...Read Moreen, leaves which often turn red in Autumn. Bears spikes of reddish, tiny flowers.
Flowers May-August.
Loves acid soil and may tolerate neutral soil, well drained and poorish soil are preferred. Likes grassland and loves lawns, where it will march rapidly gaining large portions of territory if not kept in check.
The leaves are used in cooking and leaves can be chewed to quench thirst, it contains quite a few minerals the main one being selenium. It has a bitter taste so don't be too free with its useage. It is used in soups and salads mainly and is more palatable than common sorrel.
It has also been used as a diuretic and as a treatment for kidney diseases.
John Evelyn (1700's herbalist) reckoned it 'It renders not plants and herbs only, but men themselves more pleasent and agreeable'.
Thanks for the warnings about invasiveness.
Adds a nice zing to salads.
Used to treat Sinusitis (inflammation of t...Read More
I would not want this in my yard, but it grows in fields around here. I used to gather the blooms & leaves, boil them, then use the stra...Read More
Is there a rating worse than negative? This weed has been a nightmare for me for about 3 years now. It has overtaken several flower beds ...Read More
These weed is horribly invasive. It grows anywhere, under any conditions.
If you try to remove a plant, it gets cut off be...Read More
This is an indicator of increased soil acidity in lawns (useful as a diagnostic)
A perennial from Europe and can be found in almost all temperate regions across the world.
Has arrow shaped, light-mid gre...Read More