New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Sheep's Sorrel |
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Red Sorrel |
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Sour Weed |
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Sheep Sorrel |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
| Plant Height: | 12 - 24 inches, to 36 inches with flower stalk. |
| Fruit: | Other: Small, dry achenes; red in color. |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | Red Yellow Other: Male flowers are yellowish-green, Female flowers are reddish in color. |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Dynamic Accumulator: | P (Phosphorus) Ca (Calcium) Na (Sodium) |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Posted by dragonfly53 (virginia - Zone 7a) on Apr 25, 2013 12:21 PM My local Ag people say that Red Sorrell is a sign of an acidic soil, which is common in our area. I was told this on a tour of our local botanical garden, during a Master Gardener class [ Reply to this comment | |
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