VEGETABLES / CORNSALAD
Small plants with medium green, spoon-shaped leaves. Leaves are flat and prostrate. Outer leaves are slightly twisted. Plants reach 2" tall and 5-6" wide. This hardy winter salad green, also known as mache, is best sown in the fall and harvested the following spring. Flavor is best under cool, moist conditions. Hearty flavor and delicate texture. Plants suffer in the heat and bolted in late June in 2016 at Heritage Farm. Acquired by SSE in 2016 from Le Jardine du Gourmet/Artistic Gardens (CV Lej) who describe this as a French variety. A variety by this name has been commercially available in the U.S. from at least 1981-2016. SSE Accession # 132963
SSE Accession: 132963
$3
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