Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 4 - 8
- Height: 72 inches
- Bloom Season: Mid summer
- Foliage Color: Red
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well drained, sandy to loamy, soil pH 5.0 - 8.2
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 60 - 70F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Surface sow and thinly cover
- Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 15 inches
Orach (Atriplex Hortensis Red Plume) - Atriplex hortensis, commonly referred to as Garden Orache, Red Orach, Mountain Spinach, French Spinach, or simply "Orach" is a hardy, annual herb plant that grows upright up to six feet tall depending on where it is grown. The leaves are variously shaped, but somewhat oblong, comparatively thin in texture, and slightly acid to the taste. The flowers are small and obscure, greenish or reddish, corresponding in a degree with the color of the foliage of the herb plant. The herb seeds are small and black.
Red Orach is an annual herb (vegetable) suitable for full sun. Sow the herb seed early in the spring, as early as the soil can be worked, and harvest the young leaves like spinach.
