Atriplex hortensis ~ Purple Mountain Spinach, Orach

Purple Mountain Spinach is an edible cool-season annual known for its high yield of purple foliage with ruby undersides that is ready for harvest in 40-60 days. The flavor is similar to regular spinach, but with hints of sweetness and fennel. Grows best in moist, rich well-drained soils. Type: Annual Height: 4' - 6' Spread: 1’ - 2' Spacing: 1.5' USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 - 9 Culture: Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color: N/A Season of Interest: Spring, Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Watch out for downy mildew and blight/cucumber mosaic disease. Potential pests include leaf miners. LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Edible Garden, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS: Dill, Agastache, Sage IMAGES: Ramona Farm Stands, This is Orach which is also known as wild mountain spinach. , (2) Princeton Gardening Group (BC), Purple pesto is a delicious way to use up super cold hardy purple mountain spinach! *As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.