Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) seeds

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Purple Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) seeds

Purple Salsify is a tasty root vegetable. The plant is closely related to black salsify but the root has a lighter skin that can be eaten.
Contents: Approx. 100 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: TRA01

GTIN: 4250601203973

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Purple salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) is a very old root vegetable that has been known since ancient times in Europe and especially cultivated in England, Belgium, and France. Nowadays it increasingly finds its way into gourmet cuisine. For consumption, the approximately 30 cm long and 2-4 cm thick white root is used. Its nutty-tart flavor reminiscent of artichoke and oyster has led to the names 'Oyster Plant' or 'Vegetable Oyster'.

The root can be boiled, fried, or mashed. Similar to black salsify, a milky sap pours from the root when it is peeled, which discolors your hands brown, so you should wear gloves, peel under cold water, or after cooking. Furthermore, the young leaves can be cut and eaten as a salad or used as a spicy component in soups. Still closed buds can be sautéed briefly, and the beautiful purple flowers are also edible and adorn salads.

Plant description

Species:	Asteraceae
Root system:	Taproot
Flower colour:	Lilac
Lifecycle:	Biennial
Flowering months:	May June July
Eventual height:	30-150 cm

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	1 cm
Planting distance:	10 cm
Row spacing:	40 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination temperature:	5-12°C
When to sow outdoors:	March April
Germination time:	2-6 weeks

Sowing period: Directly outdoors from mid-March to the end of April. It's also possible to sow during the frosts from the end of December but, like this, the germling might be damaged by a late frost.
Sowing depth: 2-3cm deep in rows
Ideal germination temperature: +8-12°C
Row spacing: 30-40cm
Planting distance: 8-10cm
Location: Sunny to half-shady
Soil: Deep, humous, well-loosened and well-fertilized soils that can also be slightly calcareous but not sour.
Care: Loosen the soil regularly and keep it consistently moist. The more condensed and drier the soil is, the more does Purple Salsify form many small secondary roots instead of a strong, large main root as desired. Therefore, you should also irrigate additionally in very hot months.
Purple Salsify belongs to the moderate feeders and only needs a little bit of additional compost for fertilization.
Harvest: In October, the root fairly gains thickness once again. Therefore, don't harvest before October. Throughout winter and until the time around April, the root can continually be harvested freshly. Allegedly, the taste still improves by a hard frost. When the plant starts blooming, the roots lose their taste and become stringy. However, it's also possible to harvest Purple Salsify and store it in a case filled with sand.
Family: Asters (Asteraceae)

In-depth guide for growing root vegetables such as common salsify from seed Bildquelle:
Maarten Deprez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Simon Speed, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Other names

Botanical name:	Tragopogon porrifolius, T. sativus
French names:	Salsifis À Feuilles de Poireau, Salsifis Austral, Salsifis Blanc, Barbe de Bouc, Cercifis Commun
English names:	Oyster Plant, Vegetable Oyster, Common Salsify, Jerusalem Star, Goatsbeard
Spanish names:	Barba de Cabra

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