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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Tetragonia tetragonioides
Height: 0.2m;  Spread: 2m
NZ Spinach (Herb)
A coastal species that grows rapidly and spreads over 2 metres or more. The foliage can be used as a vegetable as a substitute for spinach. Seed in hard wooden capsule.
» Click here for our Tetragonia tetragonioides article published in the Titirangi Tatler, October 2012 ...
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Very quick grower, very good salad plant.
Still growing and flowering strongly in March.
Budding, Flowering and Seeding in March. This plant named after the shape of the seedhead (apparently).
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