Orach
green orach
Atriplex hortensis
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Orach
Atriplex hortensis
An ancient vegetable of the quinoa family, eaten like spinach. Eat the leaves raw when young and steamed or similar when larger, and pinch out the growing tips continually. Grows to over 1 m at the seeding stage and self seeds easily.
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Orach facts
Lifespan
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or less
Varieties of orach
red orach
Atriplex hortensis
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Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Atriplex hortensis L.
| Family / Taxonomy | Magnoliopsida Caryophyllidae Caryophyllales Chenopodiaceae |
|---|---|
| Optimal temperature | 12 - 28 °C |
| Absolute temperature | 3 - 36 °C |
| Optimal rainfall | 500 - 800 mm/year |
| Absolute rainfall | 300 - 1400 mm/year |
| Optimal soil pH | 6.5 - 7.5 |
| Absolute soil pH | 5.0 - 8.2 |
| Crop cycle | 120 - 150 days |
| Max altitude | 1000 m |
| Life form | herb |
| Life span | annual |
| Habit | erect |
| Optimal soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | light |
| Optimal soil fertility | low |
| Optimal soil drainage | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Optimal soil salinity | medium (4-10 dS/m) |
| Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
| Optimal light | very bright |
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