Low, spreading tropical perennial grown as a productive cooked leafy green.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 9–11 | −6.7 °C to 10 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H2 | 1 °C to 5 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 9 | −1 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 5–7 | 5 °C and warmer | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Crinkly leaves are eaten cooked like spinach (not raw in quantity); a productive cut-and-come-again green in warm climates
- Low, spreading habit makes a useful edible groundcover that tolerates part shade
- Frost-tender; grown as a warm-season green and not reliably hardy outdoors in Canada
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