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Tricyrtis Formosana Dark Beauty | Toad Lily
Tricyrtis Formosana Dark Beauty | Toad Lily

Tricyrtis Formosana Dark Beauty | Toad Lily

SKU: RH30005183
3 × 9cm pots
£29.99
In stock (despatch in 2-3 working days)
9cm pot
£12.99
In stock (despatch in 2-3 working days)
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Overview

A decorative edible annual leafy vegetable seed with red tips and flowers. An edible 'baby-leaf' annual tasting similar to spinach and chard, with a slight hint of asparagus when cooked. Tree spinach develops long spikes of tiny red flowers if not pinched or picked regularly but it is in the vivid magenta-tinged 'glittery' young growth that really shines in salads. Keep picking for tasty and tender leaves, and to avoid the plant running to seed too soon. Grains can also be dried and saved for baking like quinoa. Growing instructions: Sow direct and thinly into a prepared seed bed 0.5cm (¼") deep in rows 30-45cm (12-18") apart. Keep soil moist. Alternatively, sow under glass or on a sunny windowsill in trays filled with good quality seed sowing compost. Do not exclude light as this aids germination, which can take between 2-3 weeks. Sow: April to June Harvest: May to October

Specifications

  • Position: full sun or partial shade
  • Soil: fertile, moisture-retentive soil
  • Rate of growth: fast
  • Hardiness: hardy annual

Eventual height & spread

Eventual height and spread

How your order will arrive

Pots and Packaging
Our 9cm pots are given extra packaging to protect the plant. This extra packaging consists of a recyclable plastic blister pack which is then placed in a cardboard box for delivery.

Preparation
The nursery will ensure the plant is moist while it's waiting to be picked up. Our quality control team waters the plant before packing them where necessary to make sure that the plant is suitably watered for transport. Plants with long delicate stems are secured with canes to prevent damage.

Plant on Arrival
Typically plants are delivered ready to plant and will take some time to settle, grow and look more like the product image above.

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