Black Salsify 'Annual Giant' (Scorzonera hispanica) seeds

Name: Black Salsify 'Annual Giant' (Scorzonera hispanica) seeds
Brand: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH
SKU: 1050
Price: 2.39 EUR
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

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Black Salsifies are harvested in autumn and winter and provide a mild, tasty root vegetable.
Contents: Approx. 75 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

€2.39

Product number: 1050 GTIN: 4250601204352

Description

Scorzonera is a lesser-known heirloom root vegetable that is very often compared to asparagus. Since Spanish black salsify is harvested during the winter months, it is sometimes also called 'Winter asparagus'.

The cultivar 'Annual Giant' is a particularly tasty variety with long, smooth and uniform roots of a dark color. The meat is bright white. The roots develop a medium to long size with substantial root thickness. The cultivar has been known since 1904.

Lifecycle	Hardy
Species	Asteraceae
Eventual height	80-120 cm
Flower colour	Yellow
Flowering months	July, June
Main harvest	April, December, February, January, March, November, October
Root system	Deep roots, Taproot

When to sow outdoors	April, March
Sowing depth	2-3 cm
Germination temperature	15-20°C
Germination time	2-3 weeks
Sunlight	Full sun, Shade
Planting distance	10 cm

Sowing and care

Due to the long growing period of approximately 28 weeks, scorzonera should be sown as early as possible, by the end of March / early April. Sowing depth 2-3 cm. Long germination time of 2-3 weeks.
Black salsify loves a place in the sun or partial shade and needs a good, loose, deep, humus-rich soil.

Other names

Botanical name: Scorzonera hispanica, S. denticulata, S. glastifolia

German: Garten-Schwarzwurzel, Spanische Schwarzwurzel, Echte Schwarzwurzel, Skorzenerwurzel, Winterspargel

English: Black salsify, Spanish salsify, Black oyster plant, Serpent root, Viper's herb, Viper's grass

French: Scorsonère, Scorsonère d'Espagne, Salsifis noir, Asperge d'hiver, Salsifis d'Espagne, Salsifis d'été

Italian: scorzonera, scorzonera di Spagna, scorzonera spagnola

Spanish: Aberbaja, Barbaja, Berbaja, Berbajo, Churrimana, Churrimana de los pastores, Churrimanes, Escorcionera, Escorcionera española, Escorcionera mayor, Escorcionera real, Escorsonera, Escorzonera, Escorzonera de hoja ancha, Escurzo, Farinetes, Herba escurçonera, Salsifí, Salsifí de España, Salsifí negra, Salsifí negro, Tetas de vaca, Viperina

Dutch: schorseneer, grote schorseneer, zwarte schorseneer

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | 93055 Regensburg, Germany | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

Reviews

gute Keimfähigkeit

· 13 November 2024

Die Sorte hat eine gute Keimfähigkeit und kommt auch mit lehmigen Ackerboden klar.
Geschmacklich ein Traum, einzig das schälen ist etwas aufwändig und ohne
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