Thank you for your interest in herb plants from MeadowSweet Herbs & Flowers. I've closed order processing for autumn and winter, and will re-open the plant sales on 12 August 2024. I wish everyone a restful cold season and will see you back here for more herb offerings in spring!
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Purslane – Salad Red & Gold
$6.00
An ANNUAL growing to 30cm. Prefers moist, well-drained soil in full sun.
The leaves and stems are edible raw or cooked and it has medicinal actions.
Young leaves are added fresh to salads, while the older leaves are suitable for cooking in soups and as a potherb. With a somewhat sour and salty flavour, the leaves are quite nutritious. Seeds are edible, but fiddly to harvest. Remnants of burnt plants can be used as salt substitute.
It is antibacterial, antiscorbutic and febrifuge. Plant juice helps treat skin diseases and insect stings.
