Mediterranean Rocket
Sisymbrium erysimoides
- Native to:
- Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kuwait, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Yemen
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Brassicaceae
- Genus:
- Sisymbrium
- Species:
- Sisymbrium erysimoides
- USDA Symbol:
- SIER5
Growth Characteristics
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- mar,apr,may,jun
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds germinate readily without pretreatment in warm conditions.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI