Is Rumex acetosa frost tolerant?
Rumex acetosa is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in). It is hardy to zone (UK) 3 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from June to August.
Is Rumex acetosa male or female?
Rumex acetosa and related sorrel species have an X–A system, similar to the fruit fly, with two Y chromosomes, which are necessary for male fertility but not for the development of male flowers ( Figure 3). The X is required in both sexes.
Is Rumex arifolius found in VT?
The report of Rumex arifolius All. (as R. montanus Desf.) in VT by Dole (1937) was based on a specimen of R. acetosa.