Climbing Saltbush (Rhagodia nutans)
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −6.7 °C
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].
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.
Edible uses
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].
Habitat
Heavy soils.
Native range
Australia - New South Wales.