Phytolacca americana 10 - 20m lance shaped

lance shaped

rather oval savoyed leaf at baby leaf stage that matures to a tall "rabbit ear" leaf

Narrow oval

we have provided some seasonal recipes to try with the herbs in Jekka’s Autumn Essentials Collection in our online herb-based recipe section:

clove-scented

Phytolacca americana 10 - 20m lance shapedDescription Phytolacca americana, American pokeweed, Poke berry, Red ink plant Deciduous shrub, Ht. 4m, spread 1. 5m. An upright herbaceous perennial with mid green leaves that tinged with purple in autumn. White pink flowers appear from mid summer followed by crimson black berries in autumn. Medicinal Want to know more? For hardiness, soil types, planting location and growing advice, please see our Jekkapedia entry. For more information please see