Indian Spinach

Sugar Palm

About Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm

Indian Spinach

Sugar Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

China, Japan

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

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

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

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.40 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Light Pink

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Black

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Round

feather-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Mites

Red blotch

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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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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Asthma, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Astringent

Cough, Digestion problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Fruits, Leaves, Stem, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Paper pulp

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

ARENGA engleri

7.2 Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach

Dwarf Sugar Palm, Formosa Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

भारतीय पालक

Sugar Palm

7.2.2 In German

Indian Spinat

Sugar Palm

7.2.3 In French

épinards indienne

Sugar Palm

7.2.4 In Spanish

espinaca india

Sugar Palm

7.2.5 In Greek

Ινδικό Σπανάκι

Sugar Palm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

espinafre indiano

Sugar Palm

7.2.7 In Polish

Indyjski szpinak

Sugar Palm

7.2.8 In Latin

Spinach Indian

Sugar Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Basellaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Basella

Arenga

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

5NA

1 27800

Properties of Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm? We provide you with everything About Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm. Indian Spinach doesn't have thorns and Sugar Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Indian Spinach does not have fragrant flowers. Indian Spinach has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Sugar Palm has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Sugar Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm

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

Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm Physical Information

Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Indian Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width Not Available whereas Sugar Palm height is 300.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm are as follows:

Indian Spinach flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
Indian Spinach leaf color: Green, Light Green
Sugar Palm flower color: Yellow and Orange
Sugar Palm leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm

Care of Indian Spinach and Sugar Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Indian Spinach pruning is done Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning and Sugar Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Indian Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.