Planting: Moist rich sandy soil in sun, propagate by seed, fully hardy perennial, 2’-5’.
Harvest: All parts are used fresh, and seeds are collected when ripe and stored whole or ground.
Culinary: Leaves, young leafstalks, shoots, and roots are cooked as vegetables and added to soups and stews. Flower buds can be added to salads, and spicy seeds may be ground as a condiment.
Medicinal: A bitter diuretic herb with celery like flavor, that aids digestion. Once used for asthma, menstrual problems, and wounds.
Third Eye Vision: A prolific grower, a plant often eaten during the growing season.
Date: Seeded Spring 2009 in A5
Links:
Wiki Alexanders
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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