Chickpea

Water Spinach

About Chickpea and Water Spinach

Chickpea

Water Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia

India

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available8-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown

Green, Reddish Plum

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small oblong

Long Elliptic

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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Frost

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Insects

Birds, Hens

5.12 Allergy

Constipation, Legume allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Farmland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used in curries, soups, stews

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CICER arietinum

IPOMOEA aquatica

7.2 Common Name

Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

चना

Water Spinach

7.2.2 In German

Kichererbse

Wasser-Spinat

7.2.3 In French

Pois chiche

Épinards d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

Garbanzo

La espinaca de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

Ρεβίθι

Σπανάκι νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

grão de bico

Espinafre de água

7.2.7 In Polish

Groch włoski

Szpinak wodny

7.2.8 In Latin

CICER

Water Spinach

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Cicer

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Viceae Alef

Ipomoeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

90500

1 27800

Properties of Chickpea and Water Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Chickpea and Water Spinach? We provide you with everything About Chickpea and Water Spinach. Chickpea doesn't have thorns and Water Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Chickpea does not have fragrant flowers. Chickpea has allergic reactions like Constipation and Legume allergy and Water Spinach has allergic reactions like Constipation and Legume allergy. 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 Chickpea and Water Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chickpea and Water Spinach

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

Chickpea and Water Spinach Physical Information

Chickpea and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Chickpea height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Chickpea and Water Spinach are as follows:

Chickpea flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chickpea leaf color: Green
Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of Chickpea and Water Spinach

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