Malabar Spinach

Barley

About Malabar Spinach and Barley

Malabar Spinach

Barley

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12*7

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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

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1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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2.40 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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24.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Brown, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Average Water

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

Not Available

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, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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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Not Available

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing

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

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

Used As Food, Used in making beverages

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

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

HORDEUM vulgare

7.2 Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

Barley

7.2.1 In Hindi

पोई

जौ

7.2.2 In German

Malabarspinat

Gerste

7.2.3 In French

L’épinard de Malabar

orge

7.2.4 In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar

cebada

7.2.5 In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι

κριθάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre

cevada

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak Malabar

jęczmień

7.2.8 In Latin

Spinach Malabar

hordei

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Basellaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Basella

Hordeum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Triticeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Malabar Spinach and Barley

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

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Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Barley

Season and care of Malabar Spinach and Barley is important to know. While considering everything about Malabar Spinach and Barley Care, growing season is an essential factor. Malabar Spinach season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Barley season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Malabar Spinach is Clay, Loam and for Barley is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Malabar Spinach is Neutral and for Barley is Not Available.

Malabar Spinach and Barley Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Barley physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Barley height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Barley are as follows:

Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Barley flower color: Not Available
Barley leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Barley

Care of Malabar Spinach and Barley include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Barley pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season. In summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Barley needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.