Rocket

The Eruca sativa, commonly known as Rocket, Arugula, or Rucola, is a fast-growing leafy herb valued for its distinctive peppery flavour and tender green leaves. It is widely grown for salads, sandwiches, garnishes, and other culinary uses.

• Appearance: Produces soft, deeply lobed green leaves in a low leafy rosette, followed by slender flowering stems with small pale flowers when mature.
• Indoor/Outdoor Use: Best suited as an outdoor edible plant, though it can also be grown in containers, raised beds, and sunny balcony gardens.
• Care: Prefers full sun to partial shade, fertile well-draining soil, and regular watering. Harvesting young leaves encourages continued growth and better flavour.
• Benefits: Fast-growing, easy to harvest, nutritious, and useful as a fresh culinary herb with a distinctive peppery taste.