Quinoa – Brightest Brilliant

Description

Botanical Interests Packet

(Organic) This quinoa (pronounced “keen-wa”) blend has striking colors of hot pink, burgundy, red, orange, yellow, white and green. Harvest the young leaves to eat raw or cooked. Colorful seed heads mature in 90-120 days. The nutty delicious seeds have as much protein as milk! Cooks in just minutes.

Approximate Seeds per Pkt: 120

Botanical Name: Chenopodium quinoa

Days to Maturity: 90–120 days

Family: Amaranthaceae

Native: Southern and western South America

Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual

Plant Dimensions: 4’–7′ tall, 18″–24″ wide

Variety Information: 4″–12″ flower heads in colors of hot pink, royal burgundy, red, pumpkin orange, light yellow, creamy white, lime green.

Bloom Period: Flowerheads appear in late summer, and last until first hard freeze.

Attributes: Deer Resistant

MFG Part Number: 2013(OG)