Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinale)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Sisymbrium officinale is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is self-fertile. It is noted for attracting wildlife. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, they are used as a flavouring in salads or cooked as a potherb. — Young shoots - raw or cooked.; A bitter cabbage-like flavour, they are used as a flavouring in salads or cooked as a potherb.; Seed - raw or cooked.; It can be ground into a powder and used as a gruel or as a mustard-like flavouring in soups etc.

Habitat & North American Range

Hedge banks, uncultivated ground, waste ground, the sites of ruined buildings etc. It is a fairly common weed of cultivated land. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)