Indian Spinach

Lungwort

About Indian Spinach and Lungwort

Indian Spinach

Lungwort

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What is

Life Span

Type

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Information

Minimum Height

Minimum Width

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Leaf Shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Sunlight

Growth Rate

Type of Soil

The pH of Soil

Soil Drainage

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

How to Plant?

Plant Maintenance

Watering Requirements

In Summer

In Spring

In Winter

Soil pH

Soil Type

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sun Exposure

Pruning

Fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Common Name

In Hindi

In German

In French

In Spanish

In Greek

In Portuguese

In Polish

In Latin

Classification

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Clade

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Perennial

Vegetable

Southeastern Asia, India

Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,

gardens

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12-7

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

Vining/Climbing

2.40 cm

20.00 cm

White, Pink, Light Pink

Bicolor

Purple, Black

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

Round

✔✘

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Fast

Clay, Loam

Neutral

Well drained

Indeterminate

✔✘

Drought

Ground, Pot

Seedlings

Medium

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter

Lots of watering

Moderate

Average Water

Neutral

Clay, Loam

Well drained

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Insects, Mites

Drought

Showy

Single

✔✘

Medium

Glossy

✔✘

Sometimes

✔✘

Air purification

Astringent

Fruits, Leaves

Culinary use, Used As Food

✔✘

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

BASELLA alba

Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach

भारतीय पालक

Indian Spinat

épinards indienne

espinaca india

Ινδικό Σπανάκι

espinafre indiano

Indyjski szpinak

Spinach Indian

Plantae

Caryophyllales

Basellaceae

Basella

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Perennial

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

Forest edges, Mountains

4-8

8-4

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Cushion/Mound-forming

25.50 cm

30.50 cm

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Light Green

Lung shaped

✔✘

Spring, Summer, Fall

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Fast

Clay, Loam, Sand

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Well drained

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

✔✘

Drought

Ground

Divison, Seedlings

Medium

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

Drought Tolerant

Average Water

Adequately

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Powdery mildew, Slugs

Drought

Showy

Single

✔✘

Coarse

Matte

✔✘

Showy Purposes

✔✘

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

Leaves

Used for its medicinal properties

✔✘

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

Lungwort

Lungenkraut

pulmonaire

Lungwort

pulmonária

płucnik

Lungwort

Plantae

Ascomycota

Ascomycetes

Peltigerales

Boraginaceae

Pulmonaria

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Boragineae

Boraginoideae

Properties of Indian Spinach and Lungwort

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

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Season and Care of Indian Spinach and Lungwort

Season and care of Indian Spinach and Lungwort is important to know. While considering everything about Indian Spinach and Lungwort, growing season is an essential factor. Indian Spinach season is and Lungwort season is . The type of soil for Indian Spinach is and for Lungwort is while the PH of soil for Indian Spinach is and for Lungwort is .

Indian Spinach and Lungwort Physical Information

Indian Spinach and Lungwort physical information is very important for comparison. Indian Spinach height is and width whereas Lungwort height is and width . The color specification of Indian Spinach and Lungwort are as follows:

Indian Spinach flower color:
Indian Spinach leaf color:
Lungwort flower color:
Lungwort leaf color:

Care of Indian Spinach and Lungwort

Care of Indian Spinach and Lungwort include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Indian Spinach pruning is done and Lungwort pruning is done . In summer Indian Spinach needs and in winter, it needs . Whereas, in summer Lungwort needs and in winter, it needs .