Tree Spinach Chenopodium giganteum 'Magenta Spreen'
- C&C
- Easy to Grow
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
One of the most asked about plants in our garden, this has intense, almost glittery, brilliant pink baby leaves which look dazzling in a mixed leaf salad
- C&C
- Easy to Grow
Product details
- Type
- Edible Crop
- Position
- Kitchen Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Height
- 1.8m (6ft)
- Common name
- Tree spinach
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 60cm (24in)
- Cultivation
- Sow directly into well-prepared soil in mid-spring and thin out resulting seedlings or start off under cover in early spring and plant out from April onwards.
Care Tips
This plant will set seed in the garden so you will have it for many years – some would say too much so!