Tetragonia tetragonioides
NEW ZEALAND SPINACH, WARRIGAL GREENS
Aizoaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen biennial

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
0.2m
Plant habit
 
1m

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Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early spring to early summer, late winter

Edibility: vegetable, edible leaves
 
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Tetragonia tetragonioides
NEW ZEALAND SPINACH, WARRIGAL GREENS
Aizoaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen biennial

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: constantly moist to usually boggy

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, medium soil salinity, light frost
0.2m
Plant habit
 
1m

FEATURES

Flowers: yellow

Flowering Time: early spring to early summer, late winter

Edibility: vegetable, edible leaves


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits coastal designs

Uses: mass planting, soil binding

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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