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Strawberry Spinach (Blitum capitatum), also known as Indian Paint or Indian Ink, native to North American and grown in European gardens since the 1600s. A fast-growing, cold-tolerant annual, Strawberry Spinach thrives in sun, readily self-seeds, and returns year after year, making it a low-maintenance edible and ornamental favorite.
Valued for its multi-purpose harvest, it produces mild, spinach-like leaves— rich in vitamins a and c - best eaten young and raw in salads or cooked as a potherb, along with bright red, berry-like fruits that are soft, dark red, and succulent with a subtle, sweet, watermelon-like flavor.
Native American tribes, such as the Potawatomie & Navajo, used the bright berries as vivid red paint, clothing dye, and body paint. Whilst in traditional medicine, the plant has been used to make lotions for bruises and remedies for lung congestion.
Strawberry Spinach (Blitum capitatum), also known as Indian Paint or Indian Ink, native to North American and grown in European gardens since the 1600s. A fast-growing, cold-tolerant annual, Strawberry Spinach thrives in sun, readily self-seeds, and returns year after year, making it a low-maintenance edible and ornamental favorite.
Valued for its multi-purpose harvest, it produces mild, spinach-like leaves— rich in vitamins a and c - best eaten young and raw in salads or cooked as a potherb, along with bright red, berry-like fruits that are soft, dark red, and succulent with a subtle, sweet, watermelon-like flavor.
Native American tribes, such as the Potawatomie & Navajo, used the bright berries as vivid red paint, clothing dye, and body paint. Whilst in traditional medicine, the plant has been used to make lotions for bruises and remedies for lung congestion.