Chenopodium album (Fat hen)

Cultivation

Grows best in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade but will tolerate a wide range of conditions. Extremely invasive. Cooked leaves are edible, but only in small quantities.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks, Add to salads

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11, Zone 12

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Irregular

Native to

North America

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic