Atriplex hortensis L.
Uncomplicated variety from Switzerland with crisp, violet leaves.
Grateful, annual spinach and lettuce herb that grows up to 1.60 m tall and is not very demanding. Melds thrive particularly luxuriantly in nutrient-rich and moist places. The variety remains slightly smaller than the red meld and has crisper leaves. It is also preserved in the collection of cultivated plants in Switzerland (Pro Specia Rara; origin from Uerikon ZH; came to the Zurich region with a farmer's wife from the Emmental or Entlebuch).
Spacing: 40 x 30 cm
[Sowing: March-July; E: April-Aug] Sowing depth: about 1 cm