Name This Plant
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Nora Rispin
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Does anyone know the name of this plant. I just love the foliage and the colours it turns throughout the season.
9 answers
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Where are you, Nora? Is this plant hardy outdoors?
Douglas Hunt
on Jul 29, 2013
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@Nora Rispin This is Bloody Sorrel/Red Dock (rumen sanguineus ssp. sanguineus). I have it in my herb garden...it is hardy to my zone at least...zone 4...though I have read that is only hardy to zone 6. I have had it for at least 5 years. It is a culinary/medicinal herb...it has a very tangy taste.
Ursula Owens
on Jul 29, 2013
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I live in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. And yes this plant is hardy outdoors, It grows very well.
Nora Rispin
on Jul 29, 2013
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Thank you Ursula.
Nora Rispin
on Jul 29, 2013
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I'm with Ursula - it's sorrel - great to use in salads and soups.
Heather (New House New Home)
on Jul 29, 2013
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http://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/6906352/il_fullxfull.338914712.jpg It looks like sorrel to me too.
Lydia Whitehead Torres
on Jul 30, 2013
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Hey that is the plant I gave you...glad to see it is doing so well.
Vicki
on Dec 04, 2013
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Sorrell self-seeds, so you should have new plants every spring.
Dee
on Dec 04, 2013
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Its a nice compact plant. Will have to buy seeds and plant some. By the way seed catalogues have been flowing in. Helps to pass the winter when you are stuck in the snow belt.
Libby Yuewhoo
on Dec 05, 2013
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