Rocket Salad

Common Name:
Rocket / Arugula

Description:
Rocket, also known as Arugula, is a fast-growing leafy green herb prized for its bold, peppery flavour and tender, deeply lobed leaves. This cool-season annual is a staple in salads, sandwiches, and gourmet dishes, adding a distinctive bite and freshness. In Melbourne’s climate, Rocket thrives in full sun to part shade, preferring well-drained, fertile soil and consistent moisture to maintain leaf quality and prevent bitterness. It grows rapidly, allowing for frequent harvesting of young leaves, which encourages continuous production. Best grown during the cooler months of spring, autumn, and mild winter, Rocket may bolt to flower in hotter conditions, producing small creamy-white flowers that are also edible. Ideal for kitchen gardens, pots, and succession planting.

Form:
*Ground Cover
*Herbaceous

Mature Size:
Height: 20–40 cm
Width: 20–30 cm

Aspect:
*Full Sun
*Part Shade

Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
Creamy white with purple veins

Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Edible Leaves
*Edible Flowers
*Herbaceous
*Annual
*Fast Growing
*Cool Season Crop
*Ideal for Succession Planting
*Culinary Herb

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and animals.

Companion Plants:
Lettuce
Spinach
Radish
Beetroot
Carrots