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Garden Orache in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Atriplex hortensis 'Red Plume'

 

Garden Orache

An erect, clump forming plant with dark red to dark purple leaves and tall dense spikes of tiny red-purple flowers. This can be an ornamental plant in which case it can go on to flower but if used for cooking the growing tips have to be pinched out to stop the plant flowering.

 
plant Features
  • Garden Orache likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Garden Orache likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Garden Orache is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Garden Orache likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Garden Orache

Latin name

Atriplex hortensis 'Red Plume'

type

Annual

family

Amaranthaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Garden Orache likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Garden Orache is a little frost hardy: 32f (0°c)

    A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

  • Soil

    Garden Orache likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Garden Orache likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

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full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Garden Orache is 0.50meters x 1.20meters 0.50 M 1.20 M

Atriplex hortensis 'Red Plume'

An erect, clump forming plant with dark red to dark purple leaves and tall dense spikes of tiny red-purple flowers. This can be an ornamental plant in which case it can go on to flower but if used for cooking the growing tips have to be pinched out to stop the plant flowering.


Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Tall dense spikes of tiny red-purple flowers.

 

Planting Season

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant container grown plants out in spring.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Sow seeds in situ spring.

 
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