Rocket varieties: An overview of new and well-tried varieties of wild rocket and salad rocket. We show the best and most productive varieties.
The numerous arugula- Varieties differ mainly in appearance, size, origin and harvest time. When buying seeds, one should pay attention to the respective properties. There are earlier and later varieties. There are also so-called Sprouting Varieties that overwinter outdoors. These form numerous smaller flowers in spring, a wonderful spring vegetable!
In the following we have put together a few well-known and proven varieties that do well in our part of the world. Choosing the right variety is between wild rocket and rocket:
Wild rocket:
- Dragons Tongue: Breeding from England, which has proven to be very robust with regard to various growing conditions; around the leaf veins the leaf green is partly reddish in color; very good and spicy aroma.
- Venicia: Fast growing selection of wild rocket with a late flowering time. This enables long harvests and high yields; typically nutty and quite spicy taste.
- Napoli: Selection of wild rocket; grows faster than the wild form and produces wider leaves (could possibly be also be a hybrid with the rocket); high yield.
Salad rocket:
- Speedy: As the name suggests, a fast-growing hybrid of wild and rocket salad; spicy and piquant aroma; Suitable for both outdoor cultivation and on the windowsill.
- Coltivata: Fast growing, robust and broad-leaved cultivation of rocket salad; popular in Italy due to its very good aroma.
- Pronto: Modern cultivated form of the salad rocket with very fast growth; good taste.
- Buzzy: A variety mostly used to make arugula sprouts.
- Bologna: This variety is a hybrid of wild and rocket salad; the variety is fast growing and high yielding; balanced, good aroma.
- Wildfire: New variety with broad, light green leaves; In terms of taste, Wildfire should be quite hot and slightly reminiscent of the Japanese wasabi.
- Sylvetta: Fast growing variety with fine leaves and an early flowering point; nice, slightly nutty aroma.
Note: The variety "Agano" is often sold as a red-leaved variant of the wild rocket, but it belongs to the brown mustard (Brassica juncea).
Have you decided on a type of rocket? Then it is now time to sow. How one Growing arugula properly, learn from this article.
