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vegetableStriking ornamental edible with magenta-pink tipped growing points. Heat-tolerant. Tastes like mild spinach. Self-seeds prolifically.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Leaf miners.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Well-draining, fertile
A fellow Amaranthaceae — similar growing habits to Magenta Spreen
