Chenopodium Cherry Vanilla

With long draping pink and cream flower clusters this delightful Quinoa not only makes an eye-catching backdrop in the flower garden but it is a useful cut flower too. The bright baby leaves are mild and delicious in salads and at the end of the season the seeds can be harvested and enjoyed as a cooked grain. 4-6’. HHA.

How to Grow Chenopodium Quinoa from Seed

Direct sow the seeds in the spring after the last frosts are passed. Sow ¼ ” deep, spacing seeds 10” apart between plants if growing for cut flowers, or a little closer if growing for baby leaves. Seeds should germinate within 2 weeks.

A well drained, loamy soil is ideal with a little added well-rotted compost or manure. Keep well weeded. Quinoa is drought tolerant and undemanding. Perfect for the back of the border and a useful cut flower too.