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About Cypress and Malabar Spinach

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
California
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Southern cypress, Gulf cypress
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Floodplains, Swamps
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
7-11
Not Available
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12*7
1.8 Sunset Zone
17
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
Pyramidal
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
1,520.00 cm
Rank: 28 (Overall)
2.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
370.00 cm
Rank: 51 (Overall)
24.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Brown
Red, Green, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
White, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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
Needle like
Heart-shaped
2.4 Thorns
30% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
66% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
None
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
52% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
60% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
65% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
65% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
41% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
58% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
No Needled Scale Garden Plants has it !
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
26% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
78% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Insects
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
50% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
98% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Seeds, Stem
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in biomass, Used in construction, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
9% Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
31% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Needled Scale Garden Plants have it !
All List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CUPRESSUS macrocarpa
BASELLA alba
7.2 Common Name
Baldcypress, Red cypress
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
7.2.1 In Hindi
सरू के वृक्ष
पोई
7.2.2 In German
Zypresse
Malabarspinat
7.2.3 In French
cyprès
L’épinard de Malabar
7.2.4 In Spanish
Arbol ciprés
espinaca de Malabar
7.2.5 In Greek
κυπαρίσσι
Malabar Σπανάκι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cypress árvore
Malabar espinafre
7.2.7 In Polish
Cypress drzewo
Szpinak Malabar
7.2.8 In Latin
cypressus
Spinach Malabar
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Pinopsida
Eudicotyledones
8.4 Order
Pinales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Cupressaceae
Basellaceae
8.6 Genus
Taxodium
Basella
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Taxodioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Properties of Cypress and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Cypress and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Cypress and Malabar Spinach. Cypress doesn't have thorns and Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Cypress does not have fragrant flowers. Cypress has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems and Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like Asthma and breathing problems. 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 Cypress and Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Cypress and Malabar Spinach

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

Cypress and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Cypress and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Cypress height is 1,520.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Cypress and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

  • Cypress flower color: Brown

  • Cypress leaf color: Dark Green

  • Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red

  • Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Cypress and Malabar Spinach

Care of Cypress and Malabar Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cypress pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early summer, Prune in the late winter or spring, 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 Cypress 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.