Hablitzia (Caucasian Mountain Spinach) Breeding Mix

Hablitzia tamnoides Origin: Eurasia (via Colorado) Improvement Status: Grex/Breeding material Seeds per packet: ~45 Germination tested 09/2024: 43% Life cycle: Perennial EFN EXCLUSIVE. Hablitzia, or Caucasian Mountain Spinach, is a perennial, vining vegetable, hardy to zone 3, grown for its tasty leaves and shoots. It prefers full sun, but can also do well in partial shade, as its native habitat is in the understory of temperate forests. It can grow six to nine feet tall and will appreciate a trellis or bush/tree to climb up. Still relatively new to gardeners in this country, Hablitzia is quickly making a name for itself among agroecologists and permaculturists who desire low-input, high-yield perennial crops. This breeding mix comes to us from our friend Andy Hahn in Colorado, who has brought together four different accessions, all of which are growing in close proximity to each other, therefore each seed packet will contain a high degree of genetic diversity. We hope many new varieti