Rumex patientia
Patience Dock
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Patience Dock (Rumex patientia) - Description
Patience Dock (Rumex patientia), also known as "garden patience", "herb patience", or "monk's rhubarb", is a herbaceous perennial plant species of the genus Rumex, belonging to the family Polygonaceae. In spring it is often consumed as a leaf vegetable in Eastern Europe, especially in Bulgaria, Republic of Macedonia and Serbia. It is also used in Romania in spring broths.
Patience Dock (Rumex patientia) - Growth
Does best in full sun. Grows similarly to spinach, but is more heat tolerant.
Patience Dock (Rumex patientia) - Planting
Easily propagated by seed. Plant in the garden in early spring when there is no longer a threat of frost.
Patience Dock (Rumex patientia) - Interesting facts
If you've ever driven through low altitude areas of California in the summer time you have most likely seen a Rumex plant and maybe not even have known. Among the dried grasses and roadside plants, you may see a tall, mostly red plant. That weed that happens to stand out from the rest of the flora is Rumex crispus, Curly Dock. Although it is not native to California, it has found the climate to be rather suitable and has since become a noxious weed since its introduction. Many species of Rumex are edible, with the most popular kinds called Garden Sorrel or French Sorrel. Leaves of the French Sorrel taste like lemon, which is a result of a relatively high concentration of oxalic acid in the leaves.
Patience Dock (Rumex patientia) - Soil and irrigation
Does best in fertile, well-drained soil.
