Malabar Spinach

Creeping Juniper

About Malabar Spinach and Creeping Juniper

Malabar Spinach

Creeping Juniper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

North America

1.4 Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA11

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

Fields, Pastures, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12*7

9-1

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.40 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

24.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red

Pink, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Gray, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Scale-like imbricate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

Aphids

Tip blight, Twig blight

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes

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

Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

Incense

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

JUNIPERUS horizontalis

7.2 Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper

7.2.1 In Hindi

पोई

Creeping Juniper

7.2.2 In German

Malabarspinat

Kriech-Wacholder

7.2.3 In French

L’épinard de Malabar

Genévrier rampant

7.2.4 In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar

Creeping Juniper

7.2.5 In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι

Creeping Juniper

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre

Creeping Juniper

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak Malabar

Jałowiec płożący

7.2.8 In Latin

Spinach Malabar

Creeping Juniper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Coniferophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Pinopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Pinales

8.5 Family

Basellaceae

Cupressaceae

8.6 Genus

Basella

Juniperus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Malabar Spinach and Creeping Juniper

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

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Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Creeping Juniper

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

Malabar Spinach and Creeping Juniper Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Creeping Juniper physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Creeping Juniper height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Creeping Juniper are as follows:

Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Creeping Juniper flower color: Pink and White
Creeping Juniper leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green and Yellow green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Creeping Juniper

Care of Malabar Spinach and Creeping Juniper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Creeping Juniper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Juniper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.