Rhagodia nutans

Rhagodia nutans
Light:
Moisture:
Hardiness:	9
Soil pH:	5.6-8.4
Evergreen
Height:	1'
Width:	2'
Blooms:	Late Summer-Mid Fall
Native to:	Australia
Edible Rating:
Tea:	Yes

Rhagodia nutans (common name: climbing saltbush)

Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within a week, prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out after the last expected frosts.

Cultivation: Requires a sunny position and a well-drained soil.

This species is probably not hardy even in the milder areas of Britain, though it can be grown as an annual, flowering and setting seed in its first year[K].

Range: Australia - New South Wales.

Habitat: Heavy soils.

Edibility: Young leaves - cooked. A salty and slightly bitter flavour[K].

Fruit - raw or cooked. They are very small and fiddly to harvest with very little flavour[K].

Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.

Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.

In Leaf: Evergreen

Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Mid Fall

Links

• Rhagodia nutans - Plants for a Future