Brassica juncea - 400 seeds
Purple Frills is a mustard variety with fine incised, deep purple leaves and a spicy taste. Mustard leaf has been grown and eaten in the Himalaya region in India for over 5000 years. Also in many other countries is leaf mustard a part of the daily menu. It can be prepared as spinach and other leaf vegetables, and it can be eaten in both early and mature stage. The plants bolter fast when they are planted in early summer, although they then produce lovely yellow, consumable flowers. Sowing and harvesting can be performed later due to its winter hardiness.
Leaf mustard comes in an array of shapes and sizes; they vary from small leaved to large; from yellow-green to purple, to deep, dark green. Some varieties have softly rounded, very large leaves with very thick stems, others are more delicate with thin, deeply serrated, smaller leaves and thin stems
If you want colour, choose the beautiful Mustard ‘Red Frills’. True to its name, the attractive and sweet leaves are finely serrated when young, then look more like mizuna when mature. The fringed burgundy-red leaves add the taste of mustard and horseradish to salads, stir fries and sandwiches
