Avalanche beet
Beta vulgaris 'Avalanche'
AAS Winner 2015
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Avalanche' beet (Beta vulgaris 'Avalanche') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. The roots are ready to pick in about 50 days, and the seed is open-pollinated.
Pairs well with Bloomsdale spinach, Parris Island lettuce, and Peione parsley.