General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Red leaves
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Leaves
Seeds or Nuts
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 65ºF-70ºF
Days to germinate: 7 to 21 days

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Common names
  • Epazote
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Chenopodium acuminatum
  • Synonym: Chenopodium ambrosioides

Photo Gallery
Location: raised bed
Date: 2018-11-27
The seeds and blooms show red in the late fall.
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Location: raised bed
Date: 2018-11-27
Showing its' parentage this fall.
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Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2017-08-25

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