A beautiful and indispensable greens mix in a riot of colors from glowing chartreuse to vivid purple. This tasty salad green, also known as mountain spinach or French spinach, is beloved around the world. Treasured by Romanians for being highly nutritious, the Greeks use it as a substitute for spinach in Spanakopita. Best picked young for salads but be sure to leave some beautiful bracts for flower arrangements and for the birds to enjoy. An Open Source Seed Initiative Variety (OSSI) developed by Frank Morton. Start indoors or direct sow in full sun to light shade through Spring or Fall.