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Sorrel 'Blonde de Lyon'
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ZONE: 3 - 9
EXPOSURE: Full to Part Sun
SIZE: 24"H x 18"S
BLOOM: Red, Mid Summer
POT SIZE: 1 PINT 28.86 CU IN.

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Rumex acetosa 'Blonde de Lyon'

Gardeners who are herb gardening for flavor in their cooking have got to add Sorrel, among culinary herb plants essential to French cooking.

This culinary herb most famous for sorrel soup, has large, succulent, slightly acidic-tasting leaves. Sorrel 'Blonde de Lyon' gives zest to salads and any dish which is insipid in itself. Remove flowering tops as they appear to keep leaves tender. Blonde de Lyon is the standard variety esteemed in France.

Essential to early pioneers for its high amount of Vitamin C, Sorrel kept many people from contracting Scurvy during harsh winters where fruits and other vegetables were scarce. Also very high in Potassium, and Vitamins A and B1, 'Blonde de Lyon' is an excellent to oily fish dishes such as shad and salmon.
Features
Zones: 3 - 9

Size: 24"H x 18"S

Light: Full to Part Sun

Bloom: Red, Mid Summer

Uses: Sorrel 'Blonde de Lyon' is a French variety that has a lemon flavor that compliments soups, stews and oily fishes very nicely.This version, like most Sorrel types is chocked full of potassium and vitamins A, B1 and C.

Tips: Trim flowers from the plant when they begin to bloom to encourage tender new leaves to grow, which are the most flavorful.

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Wonderful Plants Beautifully Packed November 11, 2015
Reviewer: Rega Wood from Bloomington, IN, 47401  
These plants arrived a bit later than I had hoped.  But they were perfectly packed with plenty of room and adequate provision for hydration.  In all my decades ordering things online I have never seen a better packing job.  The plants went right into the ground and are doing well.  I've even had enough leaves for my favorite cream sorrel sauce.  Alas, however, the bunnies have developed a taste for sorrel.  Didn't use to happen with its recently deceased predecessor.  Perhaps the taste has improved, at least from a rabbit's point of view.

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