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A Sorrel French Green De Belleville plant from Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd sits on a rustic wooden table with fresh leaves—some whole, some chopped with a curved herb knife—next to a beige cloth in the upper right corner.
A Sorrel French Green De Belleville plant from Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd sits on a rustic wooden table with fresh leaves—some whole, some chopped with a curved herb knife—next to a beige cloth in the upper right corner.
A pot of Sorrel French Green De Belleville from Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd sits on a rustic wooden table beside a cutting board with fresh leaves, a curved herb chopper, and a beige cloth in a sunlit, cozy kitchen.

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Selected by our team at Bishy Barnabees · Reg. No. 8067

300 seeds

Herb Seeds

Sorrel French Green De Belleville

The 1730s French heirloom culinary herb -- Hardy Perennial H7; bright green leaves with sharp acidic lemon punch that cuts through salmon, eggs and cream; cut-and-come-again harvests from a single plant for 5–10 years; REMOVE FLOWER SPIKES immediately when they appear (bolting makes leaves bitter); sow March–June at 5mm; 30cm spacing; full sun or partial shade; moisture-retentive fertile soil; water in dry spells; the first March harvest of the kitchen garden year

Height 40cm-60cm
Spread 30cm-40cm
Spacing 45cm

Quantity

£1.95
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Packaging Eco-friendly · compostable & recyclable
Destinations UK only

Every seed in our range has been chosen by the team at Salle Moor Hall Farm, Reepham, Norfolk — where we grow, dry and harvest flowers throughout the season. We select for performance, reliability and beauty in UK cottage garden conditions.

Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd · Defra/APHA Authorised Seed Merchant · Reg. No. 8067

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