Black Garlic

Malabar Spinach

About Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach

Black Garlic

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Allium sativum Garlic, Allium ursinum Wild Garlic, Allium neapolitanum Daffodil Garlic

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fertile bottom land, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Not Available

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm2.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.00 cm24.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple, Light Pink, Violet

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow Oblong

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Divison, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

High-Phosphate Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cancer, High cholestrol, Infections

Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM nigrum

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Black Garlic

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Garlic Plant

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Knoblauchpflanze

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

Noir Ail Plante

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de ajo negro

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο σκόρδο Φυτών

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta alho negro

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarny Czosnek roślin

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

Allium nigrum Planta

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Liliales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

45NA

1 27800

Properties of Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach. Black Garlic doesn't have thorns and Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Black Garlic does not have fragrant flowers. Black Garlic has allergic reactions like Not Available and Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach

Season and care of Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach is important to know. While considering everything about Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Garlic season is Not Available and Malabar Spinach season is Not Available. The type of soil for Black Garlic is Loam, Sand and for Malabar Spinach is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Black Garlic is Neutral and for Malabar Spinach is Neutral.

Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Black Garlic height is 60.00 cm and width 20.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Black Garlic flower color: White, Purple, Light Pink and Violet
Black Garlic leaf color: Gray Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach

Care of Black Garlic and Malabar Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Garlic pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Garlic needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.