Perennial Climbing Spinach Vines

Fall 2024 update: We will have more Perennial Climbing Spinach available in Spring 2025. Please contact us to be added to the waitlist.

Perennial Climbing Spinach is a perennial vine with edible leaves that taste similar to lettuce and can be enjoyed raw or cooked. Native to the Caucasus mountains region, it grows at altitude, as an understory vine, making it both cold hardy and shade tolerant.

Though the vine will die back every winter, it is a perennial and will reemerge very early the following spring, with edible shoots and leaves. 

Climbing Spinach stands out for its early spring growth, perennial nature, cold hardiness, and nutritional benefits.

Common names: Spinach Vine, Climbing Spinach, Caucasian Spinach, Habby, Perennial Spinach, Perennial Climbing Spinach, Caucasus Spinach, Garden Orache

Edible: Shoots and leaves
Harvest timing: Spring and Summer

Scientific name: Hablitza tamnoides
Light requirements: Full sun to part shade
Full-grown size: Vine grows 6-10' long
Hardiness: Zone 3
Pollination: Cross-pollination required for seed production
Wildlife: Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects
Origin: Caucasus region (border between Eastern Europe and Western Asia)
Noteworthy: One of the earliest leafy greens to appear in the garden each spring.

WE DO NOT SHIP LIVE PLANTS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT OUR NURSERY IN ERRINGTON, BC.