Jaanine Glascock
Quail Hollow Farm Herbs & Flowers
5285 Highland Ridge Rd.
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
304-258-0584

Bloody Dock
(Bloodwort)
BLOODY DOCK
Rumex sanguineus

(Red-veined dock; Bloodwort) Rosettes of striking light green leaves marked with bright maroon-coloured veins. Very interesting salad green! Young leaves are used like spinach, fresh in salads or blanched a few seconds in boiling water. Has been used medicinally for cancer and for various blood diseases.

Bloody Dock looks best in sun to part shade and likes to be kept well watered.

PERENNIAL (ZONE 4-9)
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