Okinawan Spinach

On Oct 10, 2014, PammiePi from Green Cove Springs, FL wrote:

Love this easy to grow, good for you veggie! I bought some babies on line and by early fall had a garden full! Plus they are attractive plants. :)

On Jul 30, 2013, cam2 from Houston, TX wrote:

I have grown this plant for about 2yrs in N. Houston/Spring, TX area. I bought two small plants on eBay, lost one and one has gown and been divided several times. I absolutely love it! It is not only attractive, but delicious in salads, or just pinched while walking in the garden! I haven't cook it, but raw it has nice flavor and texture.

Mine gets leggy (it can be cut and easily rooted in water or soil), and was about to bloom last winter, but got too cold; as one other gardener mentioned, it can withstand light freezes and come back in the Spring. We have been having very mild winters here the last two years, but I think that when we have our normal freezing weather, I will definitely protect my parent plant and take cuttings just in case!

On Jan 21, 2013, tabatd from Osseo, MN wrote:

I have a question. I'd like to try to grow this plant indoors. I live in Minnesota (so NOTHING is growing here now), but I have a grow light and a humidifier. Has anyone had any success growing these indoors?

Thanks!

On May 27, 2008, Campfiredan from Alachua, FL (Zone 8b) wrote:

It grows very well here near Gainesville FL, especially in the shade where nothing else survives. It freezes back to the ground some winters but comes back in the spring. It is easy to add to just about any recipe in place of spinach but it turns all green when it is cooked so add it after cooking if you are looking for the purple color in the dish. Or garnish the dish with fresh cut leaves on the side.

On Nov 16, 2007, MotherNature4 from Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:

I have been growing this plant successfully for several years now.

The web site article mentioned in message above is NO LONGER AVAILABLE. It was excellent and I'm glad that I saved it. If you would like to read it, send me a D-Mail and I'll send it to you.

I certainly recommend this plant and the article.

On Jan 24, 2005, foodiesleuth from Honomu, HI (Zone 11) wrote:

I love this purple and green spinach and had some growing a few years back in our garden. We have since moved and we lost our plants. I have been looking for seeds ever since and have not been able to get them.

When I ask for Okinawan spinach here, they point to a plant that is sort of viny and the leaves are all one shade of green. It is said that eating a few leaves of this particular 'Okinawan' spinach on a daily basis will help lower cholesterol. I use this also in salads and inside tortilla wraps.

TO: Breezymeadow - A huge Mahalo! The address provided at the bottom of the article on the link you sent is just 4 miles up the road from where I live! I'm contacting them this morning to see if I can get cuttings.....Thanks, again!

Uptadi... read moreng:
I was able to get some cuttings and now have two fairly healthy plants. They are still sort of small, but I think they will make it.