Torilis japonica 'Upright Hedge Parsley'

[Ex. Co. Durham, England]

Apiaceae: a slender annual with solid, unspotted, roughly hairy stems to 1m. Found in hedges and woodland margins. The flowers are white or sometimes tinged pink, in terminal, long-stalked umbels, blooming from July-August. Widespread and common across Britain. Native to Europe, including Britain, from Norway south and east to North Africa, north and East Asia.

USES:

The leaves can be cooked, also the root can be peeled and eaten raw.

The seed is anthelmintic, antifungal, antiviral, expectorant and tonic. It is used in Korea in the treatment of amnesia, pruritis, acidosis and scabies. The juice of the root is used in the treatment of indigestion.

GROWING INFORMATION:

An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils. Seed can be sown in situ in spring. The umbels of simple open flowers attract a large range of pollinating insects particularly hoverflies and small beetles.

HARVESTED: 2020

 

APPROX. 100+ SEEDS