Scarlet Orach
Specialty Green Seed
Product ID: 3999X
Deep crimson-purple orach.
Leaves are deep purple and have a spinach-like flavor. NOTE: Expect a small percentage of all-green plants. Avg. 100 seeds/lb. Packet: 175 seeds.
Details
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Price
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Availability
Packet
$4.35
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1 Ounce
$11.21
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1/4 Pound
$27.44
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1 Pound
$88.52
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5 Pounds
$407.25
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25 Pounds
$1,864.25
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Additional Information
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Atriplex hortensis
CULTURE: Orach does well in any well-drained garden soil. Tolerant of both hot and cold weather, it is best planted early spring through midsummer. Sow seeds 1-2" apart, covering 1/4", in rows spaced 18-30" apart. Thin to 6-10" apart.
DISEASES AND PESTS: Prevent disease with crop rotation and sanitation.
HARVEST: Pick leaves when plants reach 1' tall, or more. The plants will continue to produce young, edible leaves.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/OZ.: 7,200 seeds.
PACKET: 175 seeds, sows 20'.
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Quick Facts
- Latin Name
- Atriplex hortensis
- Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date.
- 40 Days
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Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature).
- Annual
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. - Open Pollinated
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Product Features
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Heat Tolerant
- Heat Tolerant
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Salad Mix Component
- A mixture of lettuce and greens with different colors, flavors and textures, harvested at a tender, baby, bite-size stage. For fresh salads.
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