Seed variety
Wild Rocket – Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Diplotaxis tenuifolia is a perennial rocket with narrow, deeply divided leaves and yellow flowers. The peppery foliage has similar culinary uses to salad rocket, but the species and life cycle differ. It tolerates heat comparatively well and prefers well-drained soil. “Wild rocket” is therefore a useful distinction from annual Eruca catalogue entries.
At a glance
Reference BSI-B25995Variety profile
Characteristics
- Cultivar
- Wild Rocket
- Seeds per gram
- 3900.0
- Plant height (cm)
- 20
- Life cycle
- annual
Botanical details
- Common names
- wild rocket · perennial wall-rocket
- Synonyms
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- Brassica tenuifolia; Crucifera tenuifolia; Eruca tenuifolia; Erysimum tenuifilium; Sinapis tenuifolia; Sisymbrium tenuifolium; Brassica muralis; Cardamine laevigata; Diplotaxis fruticulosa; Diplotaxis kovacsiae; Diplotaxis ramosissima; Diplotaxis tanaitica; Diplotaxis tenuifolia var. integrifolia; Diplotaxis tenuifolia f. integrifolia
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Order
- Brassicales
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Diplotaxis
- Species
- Diplotaxis tenuifolia