General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 5 to 10 feet (1.5-3 m)
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flower Color: Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Pollinators: Wind

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Common names
  • Giant Lambsquarters
  • Tree Spinach
  • Magenta Spreen
  • Purple Goosefoot
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Chenopodium giganteum
  • Synonym: Chenopodium formosanum

Photo Gallery
Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: April
Fresh Greens!
Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: November
Still hasn't bloomed
Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: November
Next years crop
Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: December
Autumn colour

Date: 2008-07-18
Photo by Zoey Kroll
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-07-27
In the kitchen garden

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