Hi I have had my allotment for a year and this plant has me stumped.
it grows in spring and at first the leaves and stems have a reddish tinge - this then turns green as the plant grows, it has many leafy soft stems in a clump at the base and doesn't need support it died down last winter and now is back.
I don't know if it's a flower plant or a vegetable, the leaves have a lettuce smell when crushed so I don't think it's a herb.
I guess it could be some sort of biennial flower and it may flower this year.
Any clues? I have looked through several books but can not identify it.
thanks Nora