Garden Patience Seeds
Garden Patience Seeds - Rumex patientia - Patience Dock
Patience Dock
- Hardy to Zone 5
Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Germination Tested November 15, 2023: 100%
- Approximately 40 seeds per packet
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Garden Patience is a very early perennial leafy green that can be used raw in salads, or cooked like spinach. The leaves have a lemony flavour, but it is not as sour as sorrel. The young leaves have the best flavour. It's high in fibre, iron, and vitamins C & E. The seeds can also be used to make crackers or ground into a gluten free flour. It is related to wild dock species, rhubarb, and buckwheat.
The flower stalks can be cut off to encourage more leaf growth throughout summer. If allowed to flower, the striking plant stalks can get over 6 feet tall!
I've found Garden Patience to be quite drought tolerant. I have my plants in an unirrigated area that I water only occasionally with the hose. The plants will die back in the summer after flowering, but resprout with the autumn rains.
Growing Instructions
Growing Instructions
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
We ship seeds within Canada for a flat fee of $6, United States for $10, and internationally for $20*. Live plants and large bulbs can only be shipped within Canada.
Any shipping overages will be refunded.
Shipping in Canada
We ship seeds in Canada via regular letter mail, which is an untracked service, and usually takes 1-2 weeks to arrive once we fulfill your order. Larger bulbs and plants are sent via tracked flat rate box.
Shipping to the US
We ship all US orders via regular letter mail, which is an untracked service, and usually takes 1-2 weeks to arrive.
In our experience shipping seeds over several years, most small orders will make it across the border without issues, but occasionally they will be held at US Customs.
It is the buyer's responsibility to ensure that seeds or bulbils are allowed to be sent to your region. We are not able to replace packages that are confiscated or destroyed by customs in your country.
Shipping Internationally
International orders are usually shipped via untracked packet. The package will list the contents as "Garden Seeds". It is your responsibility to ensure you have the required import permit. Cicada Seeds will not be responsible for any orders held of confiscated by customs.
International shipping countries include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
If you have any issues with your order, please contact us within 60 days and we will do our best to make it right.
*Shipping fees listed here are in Canadian dollars.
Ecologically Grown
Ecologically Grown
Seeds are grown ecologically without the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers.
