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Red spots on Sorrel
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Hi
The sorrel has been growing well all summer but now seems to be developing red spots on its leaves. As the leaves age the number of spots increases.
Is this a disease? A bug? Any advice appreciated - thank you.
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I've a feeling this is just what sorrel does - after all there are some varieties of sorrel which have red veined leaves, and the wild sorrels which are also Rumex have a lot of red pigmentation.
Anyone else got any better ideas?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi many thanks for your advice - wasn't aware it has red pigment. Looks so awful though - difficult to know if it is still edible.!
Thank you.