Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium capitatum
Old Fashioned Heirloom
45 Days

Not only is this plant beautiful to look at, it produces spinach like greens are used just like spinach with an added benefit of lovely strawberry colored, raspberry looking berries that are mildly sweet and mulberry flavored that make a nice touch for salads. This annual is native to America that you will want as the centerpiece of any garden!

Direct sow in a fine seed bed in full sun, in rich, fertile soil. Grows to about 18 inches high and 12 inches wide with no need for staking. Easy to grow, it's an exciting new addition to the vegetable or herb garden, and even the annual flowering bed!

Fun Facts:

o Use of this plant date back to the 1600’s