Bloody Dock (Rumex sanguineus) - Edible Perennial Foliage Plant
Medium Coconut Coir Pot
$19.95
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Bloody Dock (Rumex sanguineus) - Edible Perennial Foliage Plant
$19.95
About This Plant
Bloody Dock, or Red-Veined Dock, is an edible perennial grown as a colorful foliage plant and as a zesty salad green. It features green, lance-shaped leaves forming a rosette up to 18 inches tall and wide, with bright reddish-purple veins. In late spring to early summer, 2-3 foot tall flower spikes with copper-colored, star-shaped flowers appear but are typically removed to maintain bushier rosette growth.
Native to Europe, southwest Asia, and northern Africa, Bloody Dock naturalizes in parts of the U.S. and Canada. It thrives in full sun to partial shade in rich, moist, well-draining organic soil and can be grown at a pond’s edge. It is a perennial in hardiness zones 4–8 and can be grown as an annual in other areas.
What You Will Receive
A Bloody Dock plant ready for planting, including the distinctive green leaves with red-vein pattern. The description notes the presence of flowering spikes and ornamental rosette growth, but flowering spikes are typically removed to encourage the rosette and to reduce self-seeding.