«Rose-Pink» - Organic Saponaria Seeds

Silk Leaf is an old heirloom Virginian variety which has regained popularity among growers in recent years. It grows to 6 feet in height and is a good producer of leaves averaging 20" inches long by 12" wide. Matures in 65-70 days.

This is a mid-lateed shelling variety. The vegetation period from germination to technical ripeness 90-100 days. Stems powerful, 80-100cm high. Pods about 8 cm long, wide, green in color, contain 8-9 large peas, excellent taste.

A genus of thorny evergreen shrubs from the Rosaceae family, very similar to the bright red pyracantha, differs from it in leaves with blunt ends, the leaves are smaller, the berries are orange-red.

The tree has small white flowers. It produces small, bright red berries. The fruit is bitter and astringent, making it inedible when raw. The fruit can be cooked to make jellies, jams, sauces and marmalade. It ranges from southern Europe to western Asia.