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About Indian Spinach

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
10
Rank: 82 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available
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
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
2.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Purple, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Round
2.4 Thorns
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
66% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
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
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Mites
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
60% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
Not Available
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
22% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
2% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
78% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
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
98% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
7.2 Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
7.2.1 In Hindi
भारतीय पालक
7.2.2 In German
Indian Spinat
7.2.3 In French
épinards indienne
7.2.4 In Spanish
espinaca india
7.2.5 In Greek
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
espinafre indiano
7.2.7 In Polish
Indyjski szpinak
7.2.8 In Latin
Spinach Indian
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
8.3 Class
Not Available
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Basellaceae
8.6 Genus
Basella
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Properties of Indian Spinach

Want to know the properties of Indian Spinach? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Indian Spinach is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are no allergic reactions. Indian Spinach Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Astringent

  • Part of plant used: Fruits and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Indian Spinach Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Indian Spinach. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Indian Spinach physical information is as follows: 2.40 cm tall and Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Round. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
  • Leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Indian Spinach

Taking Indian Spinach Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Indian Spinach include pruning, which should be done Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Indian Spinach

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Indian Spinach is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Indian Spinach is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 10 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,. This plant's habitat is gardens and it comes in the hardiness zone Not Available. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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