1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Eastern Asia
1.4 Types
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens
Barren waste areas, disturbed sites, Fields, Forests, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Cushion/Mound-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.40 cm800.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Winter, Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Mites
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Fever, Sore throat, Stomach aliments
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
Lonicera japonica
7.2 Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
Japanese Honeysuckle, suikazura, jinyinhua
7.2.1 In Hindi
भारतीय पालक
जापानी Honeysuckle
7.2.2 In German
Indian Spinat
Japanese Honeysuckle
7.2.3 In French
épinards indienne
Chèvrefeuille japonais
7.2.4 In Spanish
espinaca india
madreselva japonesa
7.2.5 In Greek
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
Το ιαπωνικό αγιόκλημα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
espinafre indiano
Honeysuckle japonês
7.2.7 In Polish
Indyjski szpinak
wiciokrzew japoński
7.2.8 In Latin
Spinach Indian
CISSANTHEMOS Italica
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Dipsacales
8.5 Family
Basellaceae
Caprifoliaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species