Cinnamon

Malabar Spinach

About Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach

Cinnamon

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Pani Kurundu, Pani Kurundu

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Farms, Open Forest, Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 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

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

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2.40 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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910.00 cm

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24.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Black

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green, Pink

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

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, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

fungus, Insects, Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

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5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, drowsiness, Vomiting

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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, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Skin Problems

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cold, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Menstrual Disorders, Upset stomach

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Condiment, Employed in herbal medicine, For making oil, Making Perfumes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used as primary flavor in Italian Liqours, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CINNAMOMUM verum

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bark Tree

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

दालचीनी

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Zimt

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

Cannelle

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

Canela

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

Κανέλα

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Canela

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

Cynamon

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

cinnamomum

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Laurales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Lauraceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Cinnamomum

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cassythoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach. Cinnamon doesn't have thorns and Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Cinnamon does not have fragrant flowers. Cinnamon has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, drowsiness and Vomiting and Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, drowsiness and Vomiting. 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 Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach

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

Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Cinnamon height is 760.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Cinnamon flower color: White and Light Yellow
Cinnamon leaf color: Light Green, Dark Green and Pink
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Cinnamon and Malabar Spinach

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