Chenopodium rubrum
Red Goosefoot · Coast blite · Red pigweed · Pigweed · Sowbane
Description
Source: leafsnapOxybasis rubra (syn. Chenopodium rubrum), common names red goosefoot or coastblite goosefoot, is a member of the genus Oxybasis, a segregate of Chenopodium (the goosefoots). It is native to North America and Eurasia. It is an annual plant.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Pigweed is a sun-loving plant that thrives in environments with ample natural light. It originated in habitats characterized by abundant brightness. Insufficient light can impede its growth, while excessive light can cause damage. Nevertheless, it typically tolerates extremes quite well.
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Pigweed can endure a wide spectrum of temperatures, but its range may still be restricted by different combinations of moisture and heat. It performs best in warm summer climates with sufficient rainfall or irrigation. Long stretches of cloudy, rainy weather, as well as extended high temperatures, can raise the chance of Pigweed dying. In winter, adequate protection from cold can increase the plant's survival.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 5-7
🌱 Fertilizer
Pigweed benefits from regular, light applications of fertilizer to encourage healthy leaf growth. Fertilize Pigweed about once a month during the summer. Nitrogen is vital for foliage, and providing nitrogen-rich sources helps Pigweed thrive.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual
- Genus
- Chenopodium
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-9
- Mature Height
- 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Blue, Red
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Red
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Native Area
- Egypt, Sweden, Austria, Mexico, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Russia, Germany, Estonia, Romania, Latvia, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Tajikistan, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Poland, Armenia, Ukraine, Lebanon, China, Lithuania, Norway, Afghanistan, Syria, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Mongolia, Israel, Finland, Iran, Albania, Ireland, United Kingdom, Hungary, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan