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de Koch Saltbush

CultivarAtriplex nummularia 'de Koch Saltbush'

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Atriplex nummularia (the species)
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Fact sheet

every fact quoted from its source
Typeshrub

from Atriplex nummularia · “Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) is a large, sprawling evergreen shrub” — Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) — Gardener's Almanac

Lightfull sun

from Atriplex nummularia · “grow seedlings under full sun for 8 or more weeks” — Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) — Gardener's Almanac

Watercool, moist germination conditions

from Atriplex nummularia · “Oldman saltbush’s preference for cool, moist germination conditions” — Optimizing germination in oldman saltbush (Atriplex nummularia): understanding seed traits and identifying abiotic limit

Height118 in

from Atriplex nummularia · “reaching 3 m tall and 3 m wide” — Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) — Gardener's Almanac

Propagationseed

from Atriplex nummularia · “Sow seeds 6 mm deep in individual forestry tubes or small pots” — Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) — Gardener's Almanac

Transplantwhen air temperatures stay reliably above 10 °C and all risk of frost has passed

from Atriplex nummularia · “Transplant once air temperatures stay reliably above 10 °C” — Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) — Gardener's Almanac

Ready whenwhen new growth is soft and silver-grey

from Atriplex nummularia · “typically when new growth is soft and silver-grey” — Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) — Gardener's Almanac

Edible partsFoliage

from Atriplex · “Foliage is edible” — Red Plume - Atriplex Seed | Johnny's Selected Seeds

de Koch Saltbush hasn't been researched on its own yet; these facts are for the species as a whole.

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