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Arugula

Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa

Your guide to planting, growing, and getting to know this plant.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Arugula care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa
Common names
Rocket, Roquette
Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Eruca
Species
E. vesicaria
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Start growing

Sow 1/4 inch deep in cool weather.

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Growing with your kit

Harvest outer leaves early for continuous growth in Seeds In A Cup® kit.

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Propagation

Direct sowing.

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Seasonal growth & harvest

Harvest in 20-40 days; bolts in high heat.

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Growing conditions

Dry soil, open fields.

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Weather & tolerances

Cold hardy; low heat tolerance.

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Pests & plant health

Flea beetles. Use row covers.

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Plant safety

Safe and highly nutritious.

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Botanical features

Fast-growing annual, peppery lobed leaves, cream purple-veined flowers.

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Varieties

‘Astro’, ‘Wild Rocket’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Peppery salad green. oil-rich seeds

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Native range & distribution

Mediterranean, Western Asia.

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Conservation

Least concern.

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Name origins

Latin ‘eruca’, meaning caterpillar, likely from seed pod shape.

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History

Roman aphrodisiac; Italian staple.

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