Red Mountain Spinach, Red Orach

[Ms-T]

Hiya
Has any one grow Red Mountain Spinach, Red Orach and would you recommend it
and dose it taste nice...ta

[happyhumph]

No idea but I'm trying it this year so hope it's good!

[Ms-T]

Its looks nice to have in with the flowers..and eat it too.

[Alison]

I grow it, use the leaves small in salads

[Mitzi]

I've grown atriplex (red orach) mainly as an ornamental as I had a "maroon and silver foliage" bed in my old garden. It was very easy, seeded itself around wonderfully (but you can easily pull up any that are in inconvenient places.) Ate it too, mainly just bunging the leaves in a curry instead of spinach. It was OK but I wouldn't rave about it as a vegetable. I'd happily grow it again.

[Ms-T]

Thanks all ,I just think it looks very pretty...going to see if i can find some cheap seed.

[happyhumph]

Mines magenta magic - more a purple/red.

[Scarlet]

I grew it several years ago alongside mexican tree spinach which I much prefer and does the same job, so just sowed the once and had a few plants pop up for the following few years It self seeds lots (same a the tree spinach).

[Scarlet]

I thought I had some from a swap but I can't find it - though ive got some amaranth if you are interested?

[Thelma Sanders]

I grew it several years ago alongside mexican tree spinach which I much prefer and does the same job, so just sowed the once and had a few plants pop up for the following few years It self seeds lots (same a the tree spinach).

I was also going to warn not to let it go to seed

[Ms-T]

Thanks Scarlet ,
I had to look that up.yes please it looks very interesting .
and now i like the idea of having tree spinach...see what you have done now,
i will have to get another plot.and i am not on this one yet..ha ha..