Sorrel 'Large de Belleville' Seeds

'Large de Belleville' is the classic French garden sorrel: broad, pale green leaves with a sharp lemony tang, on a hardy perennial that comes back year after year. Rumex acetosa 'Large de Belleville' is a long-established French variety, slower to bolt than wild sorrel, so it gives a long season of leaves. Pick them young for a citrus lift in salads, or wilt older leaves into a butter sauce for fish, a spring soup or an omelette. A small patch feeds a household from spring to autumn.

Sowing and growing

• Sow outdoors March to June, or indoors in modules from February
• Depth: 1cm; thin to about 30cm apart
• Germination: 7 to 14 days
• Position: sun or part shade in moist, fertile soil
• Height: about 30cm in leaf; cut off flower stems as they appear
• Harvest: leaves from about 60 days after sowing, March to November
• Hardy perennial; divide clumps every few years

What you receive: a packet of about 150 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

For a sharp, hot salad mix, sow it alongside our 'Wildfire Wasabi' wild rocket seeds, or browse all our vegetable and herb seeds.