Mesclun
Mixed species · Mixed families
Plant portrait
Mesclun is a mixture of young salad and vegetable leaves, not a single species.
Harvested part
The young leaves of the species in the mixture.
What to watch for
Compare leaf shapes and colours; composition depends on the seed mixture.
Growth stages of the mesclun
Plotilo illustrates the mesclun in 5 stages in 3D: seed, small sprout, young plant, growing and harvest. The models show typical shapes; they do not predict how long growth takes.
- Seed
Starting from a seed. It is shown on the surface to make it visible in this illustration.
- Small sprout
A short first stem and its first small leaves emerge.
- Young plant
The young plant carries more leaves and starts to take its own shape.
- Growing
Leaves and stems develop. Their shape depends on the species.
- Harvest
An illustration of the harvested part. Roots are made visible for clarity; this image does not confirm actual maturity.
Same botanical family
Mesclun combines several species from different botanical families.