Damson

Malabar Spinach

About Damson and Malabar Spinach

Damson

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Not Available

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Open Forest, Terrestrial

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

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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460.00 cm

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2.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

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24.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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

Water Deeply, 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

Not Available

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Not Available

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

Not Available

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

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Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

जामुन

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Zwetschgen

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

prune de Damas

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

ciruela ciruela

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

damson ameixa

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

mirabelki

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

damson plum

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Prunus

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Damson and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Damson and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Damson and Malabar Spinach. Damson doesn't have thorns and Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Damson does not have fragrant flowers. Damson has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching and Watery eyes and Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching and Watery eyes. 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 Damson and Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Damson and Malabar Spinach

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

Damson and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Damson and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Damson height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Damson and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Damson flower color: Not Available
Damson leaf color: Not Available
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Damson and Malabar Spinach

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