🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Garden Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
vegetables
Perennial
Polygonaceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-9
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-15 in
📐 Height
12-24 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Marigold
Universal garden companion
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts beneficials and pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Mint
Competes aggressively
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone
📝 Growing Notes
Perennial green with bright lemon tang. First green in spring.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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