Description
Atriplex hortensis
Vibrant green leaves make an excellent addition to salads! Eat raw or cooked.
A great plant for permaculture gardens where it can naturalize and you can pick what you like! Yummy leaves for raw eating or cooked. Young, green seed stalks make a striking cut flower. 3-6’ tall at seeding stage. Open-pollinated.
Seeds grown by Bluebird Forest Garden in Orofino, Idaho.
150 seeds.
Directions: Direct seed in early spring through fall. 28 days for baby, 45 for full size.
|
Planting Depth |
Seed Spacing |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|
¼” |
2” |
7-14 |
28-45 |
This orach seed contains chaff. Before purchasing, please see photo. These seeds must be seeded by hand, and will not work with a seeder. If you need seeds without chaff, we recommend purchasing purple orach from Grand Prismatic Seed.