Chenopodium rubrum syn. Oxybasis rubra
Red goosefoot
Red goosefoot is a short to tall, spreading to erect plant usually branched and often red tinged. Leaves are diamond shaped to lanceolate, irregularly and coarsely toothed. Flowers in simple or branched leafy spikes. It is often found on waste ground, on manure heaps and farm tracks and in field gateways.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Red goosefoot
Latin name
Chenopodium rubrum syn. Oxybasis rubra
type
Annual
family
Amaranthaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.60 M
Chenopodium rubrum syn. Oxybasis rubra
Red goosefoot is a short to tall, spreading to erect plant usually branched and often red tinged. Leaves are diamond shaped to lanceolate, irregularly and coarsely toothed. Flowers in simple or branched leafy spikes. It is often found on waste ground, on manure heaps and farm tracks and in field gateways.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant young seedling plants 25 cm apart when large enough to handle. They should receive full sun or partial shade and be planted in a moist but well drained loamy soil for best results. They will grow to plants of 60cm tall quite quickly so are ideal planted en-mass in a veggie garden.
Propogation by seed
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Sow seeds individually 1/2" deep in moist compost in compartmented seed trays in Spring for Summer crops. Water after sowing. Alternatively sow direct in well-manured soil outdoors. Sow 4-5cm apart in rows 20cm apart. Thin to 8cm when seedlings are large enough to handle.