Atriplex hortensis
garden orache
Common names: Spanish spinach, red garden orache
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Description
Garden orache is an old leafy vegetable that tastes like a milder spinach and can survive the early summer without bolting. The red-leaved varieties such as 'Rubra' add decorative accents to beds and salads with their wine‑red leaves. It can grow over a meter tall and provides a plentiful harvest early in the season.
Care instructions
Sow directly in the garden from March; garden orache germinates at cool temperatures. Keep the soil consistently moist and harvest the young leaves continuously from the bottom up. Remove the first flower heads if you want to extend the harvest period, or leave the plant to self‑set seed.
Companion planting
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