Atriplex hortensis var. purpurea
Purple Mountain Spinach
An erect, clump forming plant with dark red to dark purple leaves and tall dense spikes of tiny red-purple spikes. This can be an ornamental plant in which case it can go on to flower but if used for cooking the growing tips have pinched out to stop the flowering.
Contributed by @notgardener
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Purple Mountain Spinach
Latin name
Atriplex hortensis var. purpurea
type
Annual
family
Amaranthaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
1.20 M
Atriplex hortensis var. purpurea
An erect, clump forming plant with dark red to dark purple leaves and tall dense spikes of tiny red-purple spikes. This can be an ornamental plant in which case it can go on to flower but if used for cooking the growing tips have pinched out to stop the 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.
notgardener