1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
South Africa
1.4 Types
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.8 Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
Boggy areas, Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy
1.9 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.10 AHS Heat Zone
1.11 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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.12 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.40 cm365.76 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
24.00 cm182.88 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Green, Orange Red
Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Trim each shoot back to the first set of 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
1.2 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
1.4 Allergy
2 Benefits
2.1 Uses
2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
2.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Edible Uses
2.2.5 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
2.3 Plant Benefits
2.3.1 Medicinal Uses
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Febrifuge, Laxative, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic, Tonic
2.3.3 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Fruits, Inner Bark, Root, Wood
2.4.2 Other Uses
Used As Food
Used for woodware
2.5 Used As Indoor Plant
2.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
2.10 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Bog Garden, Cutflower, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
3 Scientific Name
3.1 Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
BERZELIA lanuginosa
3.3 Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
Buttonbush
3.3.1 In Hindi
3.3.2 In German
Malabarspinat
Button Strauch
3.3.3 In French
L’épinard de Malabar
buttonbush arbuste
3.3.4 In Spanish
espinaca de Malabar
arbusto buttonbush
3.3.5 In Greek
Malabar Σπανάκι
Buttonbush θάμνος
3.3.6 In Portuguese
Malabar espinafre
arbusto Buttonbush
3.3.7 In Polish
Szpinak Malabar
Buttonbush krzew
3.3.8 In Latin
Spinach Malabar
Frutex Buttonbush
4 Classification
4.1 Kingdom
4.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
4.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
4.4 Order
4.5 Family
4.6 Genus
4.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
4.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
4.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
4.10 Number of Species