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Amaranthaceae
Common orache
Atriplex patula
Also known as Teutliopsis patula, Garden orache, Atriplex hastata var. patula, Atriplex patula subsp. typica
Zones 5–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Orache · Saltbush · Annual · Edible Weed · Coastal Plant · Groundcover · Amaranthaceae · Forage · Drought Tolerant · Wild Plant
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Common orache is a hardy, low-maintenance plant that thrives in partial shade with regular, moderate watering. It tolerates a wide range of soil types, including salty or nutrient-poor soils, making it easy to establish in most garden settings. Minimal intervention is needed once planted; simply keep the area free of competing weeds.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Ascension, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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