Malabar Spinach

Adam's Needle

About Malabar Spinach and Adam's Needle

Malabar Spinach

Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

Southeastern United States

Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

515

0 40000

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Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12*7

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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2.40 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

24.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Aphids

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Used As Food

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

पोई

Adam's needle

In German

Malabarspinat

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

L’épinard de Malabar

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre

Adam's Needle

In Polish

Szpinak Malabar

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

Spinach Malabar

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones

Liliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Liliales

Family

Basellaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Basella

Yucca

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Agavoideae

Number of Species

6030

1 27800

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Properties of Malabar Spinach and Adam's Needle

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

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Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Adam's Needle

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

Malabar Spinach and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Adam's Needle

Care of Malabar Spinach and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.