{"product_id":"3-okinawa-spinach-cuttings-gynura-crepioides-organic-edible-perennial-easy-to-grow-year-round-bi-color-superfood-in-garden-or-container","title":"3 Okinawa Spinach Cuttings Gynura crepioides • Organic Edible Perennial • Easy to Grow Year-Round Bi-Color Superfood in Garden or Container","description":"The vast majority of our orders ship within 1-5 business days.  However, dependent upon the season and your geographical location, we may be unable to ship at the time of your order. If an order is placed during this time, we will ship your order out just as soon as Mother Nature makes your selections available. There is also an option to purchase an economical 72 hour heat pack to accompany your order. Please contact us if you have any questions. \nTypically, our Florida customers are spared this delay, assuming Mother Nature hasn’t made this impossible.\n\nTypically, orders under 1 pound, we ship USPS first class and orders over a pound we’ll ship USPS priority mail.\n\nYou will receive 3 healthy, easy to grow Okinawa Spinach cuttings. \n\nGynura crepioides is a leafy vegetable that was relatively unknown in the U.S. until recent years. It has rapidly gained in popularity as more people grow it and become familiar with its uses.\n\nIn warm climates the plant is perennial, and will provide harvests for many years. The growth habit is upright to spreading, with the longest stems tending to flop over and trail on the ground.\nOverall plant height is around 1-2 feet. The plant grows rapidly and can be kept in bounds by frequent harvest of the longest stems.\n\nThe colorful leaves are olive-green with a purplish-red underside and a pleasantly pungent flavor. The leaves and young stems can be eaten raw or cooked. This is an excellent salad green, or use the leaves on sandwiches in place of lettuce. Stems can be chopped in soups, stews, or vegetable medleys in the same way you would use celery. Leaves hold their color and texture well when cooked, making this a good choice for those who don't like the mucilaginous texture of many other cooked greens.\n\nOkinawa spinach grows well in full sun or part shade. Growth stops in cold weather, and a hard freeze will kill top growth, but in spring the plant quickly regenerates from the root system. It is recommended for USDA Zones 9-11, but can be grown as an annual or in containers in colder locations.\n\nIn spring the plants go through a flowering cycle when little leafy growth occurs, but the plant is covered in orange blooms, attracting Monarch butterflies to the nectar. This plant is in the same genus as Longevity spinach (Gynura procumbens) and the houseplant known as Purple Passion (Gynura aurantiaca), and the flowers are clearly similar.","brand":"Wildwood Edibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33321429794893,"sku":"","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/2909\/2941\/products\/il_fullxfull.1853868595_l4fw_93926a80-aff4-4dd0-8441-788172bd48fc.jpg?v=1612497113","url":"https:\/\/wildwoodedibles.myshopify.com\/products\/3-okinawa-spinach-cuttings-gynura-crepioides-organic-edible-perennial-easy-to-grow-year-round-bi-color-superfood-in-garden-or-container","provider":"Wildwood Edibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}