Rainbow Orach Spinach
Formerly called “mountain spinach” this is sure to jazz up any plate with color!
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A mixture of the red and green orach varieties. This is an ancient vegetable from the quinoa family is super nourishing, an annual species growing to 6’ at maturity, used as warm weather salad greens with spinach-like qualities. Cut as young seedlings or pick leaves as plant matures. Best salad quality comes from first 18” of growth. Mature plant is highly ornamental as seed bracts appear and enlarge in the same color as the leaves. Pinch out growing tips continually and eat as spinach. Eat raw when young and cooked when larger.
Sow seeds 1/4″ deep in fertile warm soil in Spring.
Heat a drought tolerant once established.
Approximately 100 Heirloom Organic seeds per package.
