New Zealand spinach

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New Zealand spinach grow and care – herbaceous of the genus Tetragonia and also known as Tetragonia tetragonioides, New Zealand spinach perennial evergreen in cold climate grow as annual plant also used as ornamental plant, can grow in tropic, subtropical, mediterranean or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone: 6+ (as perennial) 2+ (as annual).

New Zealand spinach leaves

Leaves edible fleshy in deltoid shape the color green leaves,

Flower color yellow, the size 1-2 mm that grows on the branch

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How to grow New Zealand spinach growing and care:

Moist, nitrogen, mulch, sandy soil

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction

Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No, but easy to do

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive, invasive

Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn

Pests and diseases:
Slugs (rarely)

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
Recommend to restrict the root in close area

Size of the plant?
20-50 cm (8-20 inches), but mostly grow as ground cover and can go wide as long as you’ll let it

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Summer

General information about the flower
Small yellow flowers that grow on the branch

Thinning the bloom:
Recommend to thinning the blossom

Pollination is done by:
Bees, flies

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season:
All year, in cold climate spring – summer

How to harvest the leaves?
Recommend to use the young leaves, can be cut with the branches

Information about leaves:
Fleshy deltoid shape, green leaves

Uses of New Zealand spinach leaves:
Cooked, stir fry

Scientific name:

Tetragonia tetragonioides

Categories of growing

Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting

Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants

Climates that the plant can grow: Desert Climate, Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate, Tropics Climate

Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants, Fast growing plants

Plant life-form: Annual plant, Evergreen, Herbaceous, Perennial plant, Subshrub, Succulent

Plant Uses: Drought tolerant plants, Edible plants, Ground cover plants, Ornamental plants

Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water, Small amounts of water

Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 12, Hardiness zone 13, Hardiness zone 2, Hardiness zone 3, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9

Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant

Leaf color:

Blooming season: Summer flowers

Flower colors: Yellow flower

Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest

Edible Parts: Edible leaves

Culinary uses: Cooked