Old European perennial veg. Eat fresh or steamed. Flowers, similar to asparagus, eaten spring-summer. Rich in vitamins C, A & calcium.

• Contains vitamins and trace elements
• Easy to grow
• Nutritional
• Edible seeds and leaves

A member of the goosefoot family, this little herb once cultivated as a vegetable and to relieve scurvy until the eighteenth century has fallen from favour in modern times.

Plant Care

• Height: 30-60cm
• Type: Hardy
• Aspect: Sun/shade
• Soil: Any/alkaline
• Flower colour: Yellow
• Flowering period: June-July