Also sold as:
  • Perpetual Spinach
  • Spinach Beet
  • Leaf Beet

Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8a
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds
Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Conservation status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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