Botanical Interests Wild Rocket Arugula Seeds

Wild perennial arugula has a slightly stronger, more complex flavor and is slower growing than other arugula. It's peppery flavor adds a zing to salads but it is also delicious on pizza or as a pesto. Harvest as baby greens or grow to full size. A good container variety and the flowers are edible, too! Recipe inside packet for wild arugula and walnut pesto.

2"-6" dark green, deeply lobed leaves with four to ten small lateral lobes and a large terminal lobe. Shaped much like an elongated oak leaf, with a distinct red midrib and veins. Flavor can be described as rich and peppery. Edible flowers are yellow.

• Days to Maturity: 30-50 Days
• Family: Brassicaceae
• Native: Asia and Europe
• Exposure: Full Sun
• Plant Dimensions: 12"-24" Tall at Maturity
• Attributes: Good for Containers, Cold Tolerant

Recommended 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 40°F; ideally 50°-70° F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall for winter harvest.

Not recommended.

• Days to Emerge: 10-15 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Seed Spacing: A Group of 6 Seeds Every 6"
• Thinning: When 1/2" Tall, Thin to 1 Every 6"

For the mildest, best-tasting baby greens, pick leaves when 2"-"4" long. Pick individually or cut off the plant at ground level. For the best flavor, harvest before plant begins to flower, unless you plan to eat the flowers.

• Type: Conventional