Dalgial · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fig-leaved goosefoot
Plant·Chenopodium ficifolium
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Moist soil
Drainage
Zones 3–10
Hardiness
Fig-leaved goosefoot (Chenopodium ficifolium) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
Out of seasonLeafing outDying backFruiting
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Tolerates moist soil, as long as it drains well
Prefers soil pH 5.5–7.5
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Prefers loam, clay, sand soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Draws up nitrogen, potassium from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (medium)
Gives seeds (abundant)
Provides nitrogen
Provides potassium
Attracts birds
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height30–100 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 15 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width20–50 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds freely and can spread on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
Photograph Dalgial · CC BY-SA 3.0