Malabar Spinach

Kou

About Malabar Spinach and Kou

Malabar Spinach

Kou

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Mareer, Manjak

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available10-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12*7

12-10

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

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

2.40 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

24.00 cm670.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Light Green, Chocolate

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Oval

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, 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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings, 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

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids

Root rot, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

CORDIA subcordata

7.2 Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

7.2.1 In Hindi

पोई

Cordia subcordata

7.2.2 In German

Malabarspinat

Cordia subcordata

7.2.3 In French

L’épinard de Malabar

Cordia subcordata

7.2.4 In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar

Cordia subcordata

7.2.5 In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι

Cordia subcordata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre

Cordia subcordata

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak Malabar

Cordia subcordata

7.2.8 In Latin

Spinach Malabar

Cordia subcordata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Basellaceae

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Basella

Cordia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Malabar Spinach and Kou

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

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Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Kou

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

Malabar Spinach and Kou Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Kou physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Kou are as follows:

Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Kou

Care of Malabar Spinach and Kou include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.