Bread Wheat

Malabar Spinach

About Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach

Bread Wheat

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Western Asia

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Durum, Einkorn, Khorasan, Norin 10, Winter Wheat

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

6NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Upright/Erect

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

15.20 cm24.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Tan

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold, Tan

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water Deeply

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

Slightly Acidic

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Fertile, Well drained, Well-aerated

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf streak and black chaff, Powdery mildew, Rust

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Protects from sun damage, Weightloss

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibilious, Antihydrotic, Antipruritic, Antipyretic, Antivinous, Sedative, Stomachic

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem, Straw

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Used for laundering, Used in paper industry

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TRITICUM aestivum

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Bread Wheat, Common Wheat

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

गेहूं

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Brotweizen

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

pain de blé

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

El pan de trigo

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

ψωμί ολικής αλέσεως

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pão de trigo

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

chleb pszenny

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

Triticum

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Poales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Triticum

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Triticeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

5NA

1 27800

Properties of Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach. Bread Wheat doesn't have thorns and Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Bread Wheat does not have fragrant flowers. Bread Wheat has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach

Season and care of Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach is important to know. While considering everything about Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bread Wheat season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Malabar Spinach season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bread Wheat is Loam and for Malabar Spinach is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Bread Wheat is Neutral and for Malabar Spinach is Neutral.

Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Bread Wheat height is 60.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Bread Wheat flower color: Yellow
Bread Wheat leaf color: Green and Light Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach

Care of Bread Wheat and Malabar Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bread Wheat 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 Bread Wheat 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.