How to Grow and Care for Blitum

Strawberry Spinach is an annual plant that grows in wet valleys in North America. It produces clusters of small, bright red fruits that, at a distance, resemble strawberries. Native North Americans used strawberry Spinach fruit juice as a red dye.

Historically, good king henry was cultivated as a vegetable, with leaves similar to that of Spinach. Cultivation continued for many years, but its use diminished over time, since the plant is hard to digest. Many people now consider it a weed; it grows on roadsides and in pastures and farmyards.

Leafy goosefoot is an edible plant native to Eurasia. The leaves are used and consumed like spinach, while the fruit clumps look like a mix of strawberry and raspberry and have a mild, sweet flavor. Although cultivated for its edible parts, leafy goosefoot shows weedy tendencies, especially in cultivated or disturbed soils.

Leafy goosefoot has weed-like qualities and grows on disturbed and cultivated land. It's a popular plant among gardeners as the leaves resemble spinach and the fruits resemble commercially grown strawberries, which explains its common name, stawberry sticks.

Blitum californicum is a leafy annual herb that thrives in the sunny, well-drained soils of California's coast. It features fleshy, diamond-shaped leaves and small greenish flowers. Its distinctive red-purple stems and clusters of succulent fruits signal readiness for harvest, attracting foragers and wildlife alike.