SHORE THING

OFTEN THRIVING IN SALTY, SANDY CONDITIONS, THIS GROUND-HUGGING SUCCULENT IS A SUMMERY VERSION OF MORE TRADITIONAL LEAFY GREENS

Cloe Thomson

With their fresh, grassy and slightly salty taste, warrigal greens are often considered the bush tucker alternative to English spinach. Unlike English spinach, though, the Australian and New Zealand native groundcover has succulent, fleshy green leaves with high oxalic acid content, so they must be cooked before eating. It also differs from traditional spinach in that it loves the heat of summer, making it a handy leafy crop to grow in the warmer months. Warrigal greens can be grown easily from seeds or cuttings in all regions of Australia (see box, opposite page). WARRIGAL GREENS NEED A FULL-SUN TO PART-SHADE SPOT WITH A FREE-DRAINING SOIL. GROWING AND CARE Tetragonia is frost tender, so consider growing it in pots that can be moved for protection — or grow it as an…

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