London Rocket
Scientific Name:
Sisymbrium irio
What is London Rocket?
London Rocket is an annual herb exceeding three feet in height with open, slender stem branches. The flowers are small with four pale yellow petals. The basal leaves are broad and often lobed, while the upper leaves are linear in shape and up to four inches long. London Rocket produces fruit that is a long narrow cylindrical silique which stays green when ripe. The younger pods over top the flowers. When dried the fruit has small red oblong seeds.
