Rocket (Roquette)



Diplotaxis tenufolia

Rocket, Wild

Dark green, serrated leaves with a rich, intense peppery flavour. Ideal kitchen windowsill herb. Delicious in salads or as a pizza topping.

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Duchy Originals

Eruca vesicaria sativa

Rocket, wild (Wild Arugula) Rucola Selvatica

Slower growing and with a more serrated leaf than Cultivated Rocket but increasing gin popularity to add to Cultivated Rocket as a mixed salad ingredient. Sow Mar-Sep; Harvest all year round. Grow indoors or outdoors. Full sun.

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Thompson & Morgan

Eruca vesicaria sativa 'Sweet Oakleaf'

Rocket 'Sweet Oakleaf'

New British breeding of this increasingly popular subject, to ensure good performance in a cooler climate. Attractive oak shaped leaves with a flavour combining sweetness with a pungent Wild Rocket kick.

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Kew Urban Garden

Eruca vesicaria 'Voyager'

Rocket 'Voyager'

A slow bolting selection with serrated punchy flavoured leaves. Voyager is a vigorous, upright, more uniform and easy to grow strain. Sow outdoors March to July. Harvest April to October. Pick leaves as required.

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Unwins