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Orach – Red : seeds
$4.50Add to cartAn ANNUAL growing to 1.8m, red mountain spinach has attractive purple lance-shaped leaves. Prefers well-drained moist soil in the full sun. It can grow in very alkaline and saline soils.
Leaves are eaten raw or cooked as a spinach and it has been used as a folk remedy. -
Orach – Green Mountain Spinach
$7.50Read moreOrach (Atriplex hortensis), or Mountain Spinach, is an annual leafy green in the Amaranthaceae family that grows 1–2m tall and 40–60cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. Orach produces tender, spinach-like leaves with a mild, slightly salty flavour, used as a culinary green fresh or cooked. It is heat-tolerant, ornamental, and self-seeding, making it a useful food and cottage garden plant. Florists also make use of the spectacular seed spikes in floral arrangements.
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Orach – Red Mountain Spinach
$8.50Read moreOrach (Atriplex hortensis), or Mountain Spinach, is an annual leafy green in the Amaranthaceae family that grows 1–2m tall and 40–60cm wide. It prefers full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. Orach produces tender, spinach-like leaves with a mild, slightly salty flavour, used as a culinary green fresh or cooked. It is heat-tolerant, ornamental, and self-seeding, making it a useful food and cottage garden plant. Florists also use the striking seed heads in flower arrangements.