Spinach tree

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Spinach tree grow and care – shrub of the genus Chenopodium also known as Magenta Spreen, Spinach tree annual plant and used as edible plant but used as ornamental plant, can grow in tropic, mediterranean, subtropical or temperate climate and growing in hardiness zone 2+.

Spinach tree leaves

Leaves are edible, color of the leaves green, the young leaves are purple and the texture like velvet, also the stem change the color to purple.

Flower color purple-red inflorescence grow on stalk, the seeds also edible

Don’t be confused with Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) that also known as Tree spinach

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How to grow Spinach tree growing and care:

Sometime need to hold it with stick

What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed

Is it necessary to use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Prodenia

Planting season:
Spring

Pests and diseases:
Apids, prodenia

Pruning season:
Summer / Autumn

How to prune:
Recommend to prune the flowers

Size of the plant?
1-2.5 m, 3-8 feet

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

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

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

Blooming information

Bloom season:
Summer / Autumn

General information about the flower
Purple small flowers, inflorescence stalk

Thinning the bloom:
Possible to do that If you eat the leaves and don’t used the seeds

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season
Spring / Summer / Autumn

How to harvest the leaves?
Cut the stems or just leaves from the base

Information about leaves:
Green leaves ,purple when the leaves young, the texture like velvet

Uses of Spinach tree leaves:
Eaten raw, salad, stir fry, cooked

Scientific name:

Chenopodium giganteum

Categories of growing

Planting Season: Spring Planting, Winter planting

Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants

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

Growing speed of the plant: Fast growing plants

Plant life-form: Annual plant, Herbaceous

Plant Uses: Colored leaves, Edible plants, Ornamental plants

Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly 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 leaves, Ornamental plant

Leaf color: Purple leaf

Blooming season: Autumn flowers, Summer flowers

Flower colors: Purple flower, Red flower

Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest

Edible Parts: Edible leaves

Culinary uses: Cooked, Eaten raw, Leafy vegetables, Salad