About
Rumex flexuosus, the Maori dock, is an ornamental perennial dock producing colourful, ornamental foliage and flower spikes. A rewarding plant for a sunny, moist border.
About the genus
Rumex, the docks and sorrels, are annuals, biennials and perennials with mostly basal, simple leaves and erect panicles or racemes of small, greenish or reddish flowers followed by reddish-brown, triangular fruits. Some are ornamental, others edible.
Plant details
Suggested usesBedding, containers, hanging baskets.
Care notes
CultivationPlant after last frost in fertile soil.
PruningDeadhead regularly.
PropagationGrow from seed in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.