Atriplex tatarica
Tatarian orach · Tatarian orache · Tartar orache
Description
Source: leafsnapAtriplex tatarica is a species of plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. Its native range spans a large area of Middle and western Central Asia, Asia Minor, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.
Care Guide
💧 Water
Tatarian orache thrives best in soil that maintains a balance between dry and moist conditions. It can tolerate moderate drought, but ideally, it should be watered once a week. For optimal growth, it's important to coordinate any additional watering with natural rainfall patterns.
☀️ Light Full sun
Tatarian orache comes from bright, open environments and does best in full sun. It will tolerate partial sun but favors direct sunlight for the best growth. This plant, which can be annual or biennial, is noted for its sun-loving character.
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Tatarian orache can tolerate a wide range of temperature conditions, but its range may still be constrained by certain combinations of water and heat. It grows best in warm summer climates with adequate rainfall or watering. Extended stretches of cloudy, rainy weather and prolonged high temperatures can increase the likelihood of Tatarian orache dying. In winter, proper protection from cold can improve the plant’s survival rate.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
Tatarian orache benefits from regular, low-strength fertilizer applications to encourage healthy leaf growth. Fertilize Tatarian orache roughly once a month during the summer. Nitrogen is important for foliage, so providing nitrogen-rich supplements helps Tatarian orache prosper.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual
- Genus
- Atriplex
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 4-9
- Mature Height
- 20 cm to 76 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Yellow, Green
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Fall
- Native Area
- Egypt, Turkey, Austria, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Montenegro, Pakistan, Croatia, Slovenia, Morocco, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Russia, Iraq, Estonia, Romania, Latvia, France, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Poland, Armenia, Greece, Ukraine, Serbia, China, Lithuania, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Italy, Mongolia, Israel, Iran, Albania, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Hungary, Turkmenistan