Silene inflata

We were seriously charmed by this culinary oddity this year. Guaranteed NOT to be the next big thing anytime soon, sculpit (AKA “stridolo”) is for the adventurous lover of the esoteric. An aromatic leaf-herb all but unknown outside its native Italy where it is revered, it is used to season egg dishes, risottos, and salads with a flavor likened to a combination of tarragon, arugula, and radicchio. Very ornamental it has small unusually stunning balloon like flowers fringed with white petals that pollinators go wild for. We loved watching the bees climb fully out of site into the balloon part of the flower this summer. Highly recommended, we loved this plant.

Packet: ~300 seeds

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