Wild Rocket Plant - Peppery Salad Herb

A fast-growing edible herb for your garden

Wild Rocket is a vibrant and easy-to-grow salad herb, loved for its strong peppery flavour and fast regrowth. With its deeply cut leaves and natural, slightly wild appearance, it brings both taste and texture to the garden. Ideal for kitchen gardens and containers, Wild Rocket allows you to harvest fresh leaves regularly throughout the growing season.

Why choose The Healing Herb Garden Wild Rocket?

Our Wild Rocket plug plants are carefully grown and selected to establish quickly and thrive in UK gardens. Supplied in a strong 7cm pot, these healthy young plants are ready to plant into herb beds, raised beds, or containers.

Our plants are carefully grown and nurtured with patience and care, so they arrive healthy, well-rooted, and ready to settle into your garden.

Wild Rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) is a hardy perennial herb known for its spicy, peppery leaves. It grows quickly and can be harvested little and often, making it perfect for continuous picking.

This versatile herb grows well in full sun or partial shade and is ideal for kitchen gardens, containers, and small growing spaces.

At The Healing Herb Garden we grow plants with gardeners, herbalists, and nature lovers in mind — helping you create a garden filled with beautiful, useful, and traditional herbs.

Wild Rocket – The Healing Herb Garden

Usually available: Spring – Autumn
Life cycle: Perennial
Height: 20 – 40 cm
Position: Full sun / Part shade
Soil preference: Well-drained soil

Uses

Herbal
Wild Rocket has traditionally been grown in herb gardens and valued as a fresh edible plant.

Aromatic
The leaves have a strong peppery aroma and flavour, making them popular in salads and cooking.

Ground cover
Wild Rocket forms loose clumps and works well in kitchen gardens and herb beds.

Physical characteristics

Height
20 – 40 cm tall

Foliage
Deeply cut green leaves with a natural, slightly wild appearance.

Flowers
Small pale yellow flowers appearing in summer.

Perfect for herb gardens in the UK

Wild Rocket is a great choice if you are looking to grow your own salad herbs in the UK. Its fast growth and strong flavour make it perfect for kitchen gardens, containers, and raised beds.

Growing herbs like Wild Rocket allows you to enjoy fresh, homegrown leaves while creating a productive and attractive garden space.

Supplied as a healthy young plug plant in a 7cm pot, ready to establish and thrive in your Healing Herb Garden.

Wild Rocket can be used fresh in salads, sandwiches, and as a topping for pizzas. It is also excellent blended into pesto for a peppery flavour.

Does Wild Rocket regrow after cutting?
Yes, it regrows quickly after harvesting, making it ideal for continuous picking.