Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
55
0
40000
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Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12*7
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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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Habit
Vining/Climbing
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.40 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
24.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Orange Red
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Ivory
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids
wheat rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
पोई
Foxtail Barley
In German
Malabarspinat
Mähnengerste
In French
L’épinard de Malabar
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
espinaca de Malabar
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
Malabar Σπανάκι
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Malabar espinafre
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Szpinak Malabar
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Spinach Malabar
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Cyperales
Family
Basellaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Basella
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
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Hordeeae
Subfamily
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Pooideae
Number of Species
6030
1
27800
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