50 Organic MINT VANILLA QUINOA Green & White Chenopodium Vegetable Grain Seeds SuperFood
DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Mint Vanilla Quinoa - Certified Organic
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chenopodium Quinoa 'Mint Vanilla'
COLOR: White Flowers & Seed Heads
PLANT SEEDS: In spring when soil warms to 60F or more
BLOOM TIME: Summer
HARVEST: 110 Days
HARDINESS ZONE: Annual
PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 48"
PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 50 Organic Seeds
OTHER: Quinoa is both a super food that is edible in a variety of ways, as well as a lovely ornamental! The young juicy leaves can be harvested for greens, & have a salty spinach-like flavor. They have more iron than spinach too! The large showy white flower heads turn to ornamental seed heads that are equally lovely. Quinoa is grow as a grain crop for these seeds that have a mild nutty flavor. The seeds can be eaten cooked similar to rice, or ground into a flour. Quinoa is a great health food that is high in protein & fiber, vitamins & minerals, & amino acids. Quinoa is gluten free, & high is a "complete" protein wonderful for vegans & vegetarians. The plants are able to tolerate drought & frost, as well as coastal conditions. Quinoa, originally native to South America, has recently become wildly popular in The US & worldwide.