Herb
Red Gruner
B tier
Red Gruner is a purslane selection with red-tinged stems or leaves—visual interest plus standard lemon-succulent flavour. Popular in specialty green mixes. Use raw to keep red colour. A named cultivated novelty within garden purslane.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Colour MixGarnishRaw
Traits
JuicyLemon SucculentNamed CultivarRed StemRed TintSalad ColourSpecialty
History
Red-stem purslane selections including Red Gruner entered specialty seed.
Chefs used red-stem purslane for plate colour.
Farmers’ markets sold Red Gruner-type purslane bunches.
Red Gruner remained a specialty named purslane.