Re: Perpetual Spinach?

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• Subject: Re: Perpetual Spinach?
• From: R* C* I* <r*@UVI.EDU>
• Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 16:23:50 -0400

At 03:42 AM 10/7/97 +0000, you wrote:
>It's a type of chard that's called Perpetual Spinach because of the
>shape and taste of the leaves. I'm not sure if New Zealand Spinach is
>the same thing.

If perpetual spinach is a type of Swiss chard (_Beta vulgaris cicla_), then
it cannot be the same thing as New Zealand spinach (_Tetragonia
tetragonioides_). N.Z. spinach has a vine habit and is unrelated to Swiss
chard and "true" spinach.

I've never attempted spinach because i don't like it, but Swiss chard sounds
like a good alternative for my tropical climate.

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