A vigorous climbing red stemmed vine which grows through summer into autumn, no relation to spinach. Can be grown for baby leaf. The thick dark green, savoyed glossy succulent leaves resemble spinach and have a mild Swiss chard taste, and lovely deep red stems. Use leaves and young stems in salads or stir-fries. Grows to 2m plus with adequate support up to 10m will also trail. Grown also as an ornamental. Basella rubra. 85 days.
