Red Flash Orach (Mountain Spinach), Heirloom Seeds

Red Flash Orach (Mountain Spinach), Heirloom Seeds — The Vibrant Magenta European Salad Mix That Grows to 6 Feet

Red Flash Orach (Atriplex hortensis) is a vibrant European salad mix with stunning magenta leaves and a flavor similar to spinach — a warm-weather green that thrives when spinach bolts. Mountain spinach can grow up to 6 feet tall and is excellent for soups, salads, and cooking. Harvest in bunches at 18 inches for best salad quality, or pick individual leaves as the plant matures. Self-seeds and can sometimes produce green or bicolor plants for a naturally varied harvest. Baby leaves ready in 28 days; full-sized leaves at 46 days.

Why Grow Red Flash Orach?

• Stunning magenta leaves — vibrant color in the garden and on the plate
• Spinach-like flavor — warm-weather green when spinach has bolted
• Grows up to 6 feet — dramatic and productive
• Harvest at any stage — baby leaves at 28 days, full size at 46 days
• Self-seeds — can produce green or bicolor plants naturally
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Direct sow outdoors in early spring or fall. Sow seeds ½ inch deep, 3–4 inches apart, in rows 12–18 inches apart. Thin to 6 inches. Full sun to part shade. Keep soil consistently moist. Harvest bunches at 18 inches for best salad quality. 28 days (baby), 46 days (full).

Days to maturity: 28 days (baby), 46 days (full)
Packet size: 0.5 g / 100+ seeds
Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Annual
Spacing: 6 per sq ft
Sun: Full sun to part shade
USDA Zones: All U.S. zones