Horseradish rhizomes / roots - Armoracia rusticana - PRE ORDERS OPEN Sprouting Seeds

Horseradish rhizomes / roots - Armoracia rusticana - PRE ORDERS OPEN Sprouting SeedsHorseradish is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae. The plant is probably native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. It is now popular around the world. It grows up to 1. 5 meters (4. 9 feet) tall, and is cultivated primarily for its large, white, tapered root. The intact horseradish root has hardly any aroma. When cut or grated, however, enzymes from the now broken plant cells break down sinigrin (a glucosinolate) to produce allyl

Grows best in full sun

tolerating dryness

and the blade extends unequally on the stalk at the base

Whether as single plants or massed displays the luscious flowers and blue-grey foliage will be a definite highlight of your garden

is listed in the Drug Act

A stemless aloe with a dense rosette of recurved white-spotted leaves and dark pinkish flowers in Autumn

but the plant is not usually grown for its fruit

The name Heterolepis is derived from two Greek words

containing 15 seeds on average

This is the red variant of the plant

Mats of small rosettes with obovoid leaves with slightly flattened lower face and white or pink flowers

others are periwinkle