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Malabar Spinach
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About Malabar Spinach and Giant Timber Bamboo

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Grass

Origin

Southeastern Asia, India
China

Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

51500
0 40000
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Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12*7
12 - 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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2.40 cm1,000.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

24.00 cm10.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

-
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Average Water
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Used As Food
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BASELLA alba
BAMBUSA oldhamii

Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

In Hindi

पोई
Bānsa

In German

Malabarspinat
Bambus

In French

L’épinard de Malabar
Bambou

In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar
Bambú

In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι
μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre
bambu

In Polish

Szpinak Malabar
Bambus

In Latin

Spinach Malabar
Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones
Liliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Poales

Family

Basellaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Basella
Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
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Tribe

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Bambuseae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

6091
1 27800
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Properties of Malabar Spinach and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

Malabar Spinach and Giant Timber Bamboo Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Giant Timber Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Giant Timber Bamboo are as follows:

  • Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red

  • Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

  • Giant Timber Bamboo flower color:

  • Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Giant Timber Bamboo

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