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Orach 'Red Plume'
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Orach 'Red Plume'

Atriplex hortensis
Red mountain spinach is nutritious and flavorful. The new kale in food fashion, it's jam-packed with vitamins and minerals like calcium, magnesium, anthocyanins, phosphorous, iron, protein, zinc, selenium, tryptophan, vitamin C, vitamin K, carotenes and dietary fiber. Moreover, this superfood is easy to grow and beautiful in mixed borders, with burgundy stems and leaves and an abundance of seedpods like dangling beads.
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Details
Approximate Seeds Per Packet
225
Lifecycle
Annual
Annual Hardiness
Hardy Annual
Mature Size
2-6' h x 1-2' w
Sun
Full sun
Soil
Regular to rich, well-drained
Season
Summer
Color
Red
Features
Great for containers
Great Cut Flower
Heat or Drought Tolerant
SOWING INSTRUCTIONS
Depth:
Surface or barely cover
Sprout Time:
14-21 days
Seed To Bloom:
Harvest leaves when young and tender at about 40-60 days after sowing.
Starting Indoors:
Sow 4-6 weeks before last frost.
Starting Outdoors:
Recommended. Sow in early spring when the soil is cool and frost is still possible. Sow again after frost if harvesting edible leaves, and again in midsummer for fall harvest.
WHEN TO SET OUTSIDE
After last frost.
PLACEMENT & CULTIVATION
Mountain spinach or orach is a cool-season crop that reliably produces tender young leaves into summer after regular spinach has bolted. Harvest small plants when thinning, or make trimmings as a "cut and come again" crop. Beautiful as an ornamental, the colorful tall plumes become beaded with ripening seed. Grow in the veggie garden and mixed borders.
Final Spacing:
1.5-2'
Water Requirements:
Medium Water Use
Watering Details:
Although somewhat drought tolerant, water during dry spells to inhibit bolting and maintain quality.
Soil pH:
Slightly acid to slightly alkaline
Fertilizer:
Mix in about 2" of compost before planting.
Diseases & Pests:
No major problems. Aphids can be discouraged by hosing down leaves with water.
When to Cut for Bouquets:
Harvest when dangling seedpods develop.
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