Other common names
blites, butter leaves, cultivated orache, mountain spinach, orache, red mountain spinach
Annual Biennial
An erect annual with stems from 0.6 to 1.8m tall clothed with triangular green leaves that may be eaten when young and tender as a spinach-like leafy vegetable; clusters of small, insignificant, reddish-green flowers are borne in summer
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Loam, Sand
Max Height
1.5-2.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres