Planting: Moist soil in sun or shade, fully hardy biennial, 1’-4’.
Harvest: Leaves and stems are cut before flowering for use fresh as a juice, and fresh or dried as an infusion or poultice.
Culinary: Young leaves add a mild garlic flavour to salads, sandwiches, and soups. Traditionally made into a sauce with mint leaves as a sauce for lamb or mutton (England).
Medicinal: A pungent stimulant herb that clears infection, encourages healing, and is expectorant and anti-inflammatory.
Third Eye Vision:
Seeded: Spring 2009 in A8
Links: Wiki
Sources:
The Royal Horticultural Society New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses (RHS)
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