New Zealand Spinach

Tetragonia tetragonioides 50 days. This 2 foot tall perennial has 12 inch, distinctive arrowhead-shaped, lime green leaves that have a spinach-like taste. Usually grown as an annual, sow it in the spring after the danger of frost has passed. Plant inch deep and about 6 inches apart. After germination thin to 1220 inches. Harvest the leaves and tender shoots. Approximately 65 seeds per 5 grams.