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About Malabar Spinach

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12*7
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
2.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
24.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Green, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
2.4 Thorns
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
66% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Average Water
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
60% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
65% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
78% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
98% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
7.2 Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
7.2.1 In Hindi
पोई
7.2.2 In German
Malabarspinat
7.2.3 In French
L’épinard de Malabar
7.2.4 In Spanish
espinaca de Malabar
7.2.5 In Greek
Malabar Σπανάκι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Malabar espinafre
7.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak Malabar
7.2.8 In Latin
Spinach Malabar
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Basellaceae
8.6 Genus
Basella
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Malabar Spinach

Want to know the properties of Malabar Spinach? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Malabar Spinach is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Malabar Spinach Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A and Vitamin C

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Malabar Spinach. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Malabar Spinach physical information is as follows: 2.40 cm tall and 24.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Heart-shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
  • Leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Malabar Spinach

Taking Malabar Spinach Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Malabar Spinach include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Average Water and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Malabar Spinach

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Malabar Spinach is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Malabar Spinach is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach. This plant's habitat is Hot climate regions and Humid climates and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.