RHS Other common names
common brighteyes
Synonyms
Picridium vulgare
Annual Biennial
A leafy, perennial salad vegetable which looks a bit like a dandelion, with clumps of narrow green leaves, which may develop scalloped edges, and bright yellow flowers with heart-shaped bracts appearing in April to August which are loved by bees. The flowers are followed by fluffy seedheads, like dandelion clocks. The leaves can still be harvested whilst the plant is in flower, and both young and older leaves have a mild and slightly sweet flavour. As a bonus it is also slug-resistant
Position
Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand