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Amaranthaceae
Fat-hen
Chenopodium album
Also known as Chenopodium album subsp. diversifolium, White goosefoot, Lamb's quarters, Chenopodium album var. commune
Zones 4–10Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Annual · Herb · Edible · Hardy · Drought · Wildflower · Goosefoot · Lamb'S Quarters · Weedy
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Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
An extremely hardy annual herb that grows easily in most soil conditions. Requires minimal care and can tolerate drought once established. Best grown from seed in spring for summer harvest.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Light watering, tolerates dry conditions well · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 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, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Baltic States
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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