Atriplex nummularia
Old Man Saltbush
This plant is often cultivated as forage because it will tolerate severe conditions of drought, and it can grow in very alkaline and saline soils
Contributed by @ranster
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Old Man Saltbush
Latin name
Atriplex nummularia
type
Shrub
family
Amaranthaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°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
full grown dimensions
2.50 M
3.00 M
Atriplex nummularia
This plant is often cultivated as forage because it will tolerate severe conditions of drought, and it can grow in very alkaline and saline soils
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 cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Early Summer
Take softwood cuttings from new growth early in the day in Spring or early Summer. Cut, neatly, a 4" approx. piece of a non-flowering shoot, pinch out the tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
KathyB
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ranster