Ancient easy to grow perennial. Roots are excellent roasted, pureed, grated for hash or sliced for gratin. Flavour somewhere between asparagus and artichoke with a hint of both nuttiness and oyster. Young leaves good for salads and flowers can also be eaten steamed, petals fresh in salads or cut for display.
Seed count: 80/g.
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General information:
Scorzonera
Scorzonera hispanica
Black skin with white flesh, grown for root as Salsify, Parsnip or Carrot though it needs a deep soil.
Sow autumn and spring in cold climates. Also know as Black Salsify.
Scorzonera seeds planting information:
| Tropics: | Mar-Aug |
| Subtropic: | Mar-Oct |
| Mild: | Aug-Mar |
| Cold/Frost: | Aug-Feb |
| Plant space cm: | 5-10 |
| Row space cm: | 20-40 |
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| Number of seeds per gram: | 60-80 |
| Rate per hectare: | 1kg |
| Average days to maturity: | 110-180 |
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W.A. CustomersDue to quarantine restrictions in W.A. there is a 10,000 seeds limit per each variety.
Scorzonera seed count is 80/g. Please stay under this 10,000 seeds limit when ordering seeds as we will have to reduce or remove it from your order. If you have any queries on ordering large quantities please phone us on (07) 5533 1177.
TAS CustomersDue to quarantine restrictions in TAS there is an 800g limit per each seed variety.
Please stay under this 800g limit when ordering seeds as we will have to reduce or remove it from your order.
