Diplotaxis erucoides
White Wall Rocket
an annual member of the Diplotaxis genus in the family Brassicaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Diplotaxis
- Life cycle
- annual
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Fertility
- Insects
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Insects
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - raw or cooked. A mustard-like flavour, they can be added to salads[2].
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Range
- S. Europe - Mediterranean. Naturalized in S. Britain.
- Habitat
- A weed of arable and waste ground in S. England and frequent as a casual.
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - best sown in situ as soon as it is ripe, though it can also be sown in situ in the spring. The seed usually germinates in the autumn.
Cultivation
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See the plants native habitat for ideas on its cultivation needs[K]. This species is a serious weed in S. Europe[1]. Plants often germinate in the autumn and survive as an over-wintering rosette[1].
References
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962-00-00
Les Ecologistes de l'Euzi�re Les Salades Sauvages Not given. 1994-00-00 ISBN 2-906128-04-X