Japanese Mountain Spinach Swiss Chard beet/chard
Beta vulgaris 'Japanese Mountain Spinach Swiss Chard'
USDA zones7 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Japanese Mountain Spinach Swiss Chard' (Beta vulgaris 'Japanese Mountain Spinach Swiss Chard') is a vegetable for borders, containers, and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It stays 12 to 24 inches tall and wide, and it is drought tolerant. Butterflies and bees visit it.
Pairs well with Cherry Belle radish, Garlic, Basil, and Nasturtium.