1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Texas
1.4 Types
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 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
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.40 cm60.96 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
24.00 cm30.48 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Green, Orange Red
White, Blue, Purple
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Ivory
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Sea Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Oblanceolate to oval
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Fertile, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Soil Enrichment
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Hanging Basket
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
LUPINUS subcarnosus
7.2 Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Malabarspinat
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
L’épinard de Malabar
Bluebonnet Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
espinaca de Malabar
Planta bluebonnet
7.2.5 In Greek
Malabar Σπανάκι
Bluebonnet φυτών
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Malabar espinafre
Bluebonnet de Plantas
7.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak Malabar
Bluebonnet roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Spinach Malabar
Planta Bluebonnet
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species