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which hold up well under the pressures of a Virginia steam-bath summer. Orach, (atriplex hortensis) is related to wild lambsquarters, also edible. Cultivated orach can be found in purple and magenta varieties and is so attractive that it is also used as an ornamental plant. Pick the leaves regularly and pinch the flowering heads to form bushy and productive plants. The leaves can be eaten raw in salads or cooked like spinach. Seeds of Change carries the seed for this vegetable.
Leaf amaranth is another unusual salad green which does well in warmer weather, not really a surprise considering it is found in primarily tropic climes: India, Asia, Africa and Latin America. A wild form, considered a garden nuisance, pigweed, grows in North America. The amaranth species includes several types grown for edible seed used as grain and for its flower-garden value, such as the love-lies-bleeding plant, a giant with vivid red or chartreuse 5’ long dreadlocks. Multicolored versions are called Joseph’s Coat. The salad leaf in question, sometimes called “Caloo”, comes in red or green leaved varieties, and is picked when leaves are small and eaten raw or sauteed. It, like orach, is incredibly nutritious. In fact amaranth greens are highest in easily digested calcium and iron content. The seeds can be ordered from Johnny’s Select Seeds. Also, cucumber beetles love this plant so much that it is often used as a trap crop for the insects. To avoid damage from the beetles, spray with a garlic solu
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