Cleome serrulata

Malabar Spinach

About Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach

Cleome serrulata

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 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

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120.00 cm

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2.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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24.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light 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

Summer

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

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

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, Slightly Acidic

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

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

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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

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Edible, Herb

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Cleome serrulata

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

Cleome serrulata

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

serrulata cleome

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleome serrulata

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

cleome serrulata

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleome serrulata

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cleomaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleome

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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 Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach. Cleome serrulata has thorns and Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Cleome serrulata does not have fragrant flowers. Cleome serrulata 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 Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach

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

Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach

Care of Cleome serrulata and Malabar Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cleome serrulata 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.