Ruby Red or arugula
Eruca vesicaria 'Ruby Red or'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to wet soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ruby Red or' arugula (Eruca vesicaria 'Ruby Red or') is a vegetable for borders, containers, and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to wet soil of most types. It grows in a clump and grows at a rapid pace. Bees and butterflies visit its flowers.
Pairs well with Dragoon lettuce, Peione parsley, and Fern Leaf dill.