Tree Spinach seeds
Chenopodium amaranticolor
Price range: £1.01 through £1.12
Tree Spinach – Chenopodium amaranticolor is an edible annual whose new shoots carry a magenta-pink bloom. Its mild, spinach-like leaves work well in salads and cooked dishes. Seeds are available in packs of 10, 20, 50 and 100.
- ✓ EDIBLE LEAFY GREEN: Tree Spinach - Chenopodium amaranticolor gives mild, spinach-like leaves for salads, stir-fries and soups
- ✓ MAGENTA SHOOTS: New growth shimmers with a vivid pink-magenta bloom, adding bright colour to veg plots and ornamental borders
- ✓ CHOICE OF PACK SIZES: Seeds available in packs of 10, 20, 50 or 100, ideal for trials, allotments or sharing with friends
- ✓ GROW YOUR OWN: A rewarding annual for kitchen gardens and patio planters, with an unusual look that gets people talking
Tree Spinach – Chenopodium amaranticolor is a leafy annual that brings both colour and flavour to the veg patch. The new shoots are covered in a shimmering magenta-pink bloom that looks almost like a dusting of glitter, and it fades to soft green as the leaves mature. The young leaves have a mild, earthy taste somewhere between spinach and chard. They’re lovely raw in salads or wilted in a pan with a knob of butter.
The seeds come in packs of 10, 20, 50 and 100, so there’s plenty to keep for yourself or share with friends. It’s very satisfying to see that first flush of bright pink on a seedling you’ve raised yourself. As the season goes on, you get a steady supply of fresh greens from an unusual plant that’s sure to get visitors asking questions.
Natural Germination:Sheffield’s doesn’t have a species page with sowing instructions for Tree Spinach. Their Chenopodium listing names
Chenopodium giganteum
, the name usually used for tree spinach, but marks it as “Out of Stock” and gives no germination details. That means reliable outdoor sowing timing, depth, light and moisture requirements for this species are unknown from that source. For comparison only, Sheffield’s says this about its close relative Lamb’s Quarters, Chenopodium album:
“Scarification: none required”
, with
“Stratification: none required”
and
“Germination: surface sow and keep moist”
. That’s a different species, so treat it as a rough guide rather than confirmed advice for Tree Spinach.
Artificial Stratification:There’s no reliable species-specific evidence on whether Tree Spinach seed needs soaking, scarification, warm stratification or cold stratification. Durations, temperatures and germination rates are therefore unknown and haven’t been estimated here. The related Chenopodium album needs no pretreatment according to Sheffield’s, which suggests stratification probably isn’t needed, but this hasn’t been confirmed for Chenopodium amaranticolor.
Scarification
None required
Difficulty Level
Easy
Delivery
Yarrow Gardens aim to have your order with you in fastest time possible and safest method of transport. Dependent on the parcel size and geographical destination in mind with will select the most suitable courier.
You are welcome to collect any times from our nursery in Euxton, Lancashire. Please contact us to arrange a suitable date and time.
With regret, we can no longer send items out to Northern Ireland. All live plants need a phytosanitary checks and DAERA must be notified. This process is simply too expensive at the moment.
Returns
In the rare instance that your item has been damaged during delivery or incorrectly shipped by us, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss the return and replacement of your item.
Once you have contacted us and we have confirmation that your parcel is on its way back to us we will be happy to issue a refund for the return postage.
| Delivery Class | Delivery Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £1.32 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Tracked | £3.25 (Flat) | |
| Royal Mail Large Letter - Royal Mail Second Class | £2.10 (Flat) | |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £10.74 (Flat) | This item |
| Standard Items - Standard Courier (Evri) | £5.99 (Flat) | This item |
| Medium Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £11.94 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Pallet Courier | £114.00 (Flat) | |
| Large Items - Standard Courier (APC) | £25.14 (Flat) | |
| Pallet Courier - Pallet Courier | £114.00 (Flat) |
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