Wall Rocket (Diplotaxis muralis)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Diplotaxis muralis is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring for cooked dishes. — They can be finely chopped and added sparingly to salads or used as a flavouring for cooked dishes.; A piquant flavour, somewhat resembling rocket, Eruca sativa, but with a sharp aftertaste.

Habitat & North American Range

Limestone rocks, walls and as a weed of arable ground in England. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)