Dame's Rocket

Malabar Spinach

About Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach

Dame's Rocket

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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2.40 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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24.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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12% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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28% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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10% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Biennial Plants Garden Plants have it !

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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, Hummingbirds, Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Nutrients

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HESPERIS matronalis

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

डेम के रॉकेट

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Rockets Freifrau

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

Rocket Dame

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rocket Dame

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

Rocket Dame του

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rocket de Dame

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

Rocket Dame

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

Hesperis Rocket

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

Brassicaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Hesperis

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hylocereeae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach

Season and care of Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach is important to know. While considering everything about Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach Care, growing season is an essential factor. Dame's Rocket season is Spring and Summer and Malabar Spinach season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Malabar Spinach is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline and for Malabar Spinach is Neutral.

Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach

Care of Dame's Rocket and Malabar Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dame's Rocket 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 Dame's Rocket 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.