Family:  Goosefoot (Chenopodiaceae)

Hardy to Zone 6

(Early Spinach, Poor-man’s Asparagus, Perennial Goosefoot, Lincolnshire Spinach, Markery)Low-clumping perennial native to central Europe. A traditional vegetable of the cottage garden, the leaves and young shoots are picked in the spring and steamed as a nutritious and healthful potherb.  Plant prefers sun to part shade and moist garden soil amended with compost or composted manure.  space 1 foot apart.

plant certified organically grown