1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
North America, Mexico, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
Cut-leaved groundcherry,Carolina horsenettle, Wallace's nightshade
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
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1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
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0
99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
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1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
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2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Green, Orange Red
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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Ivory
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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Spinach Type
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
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Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
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 regular watering
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, Partial 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
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
5.11 Attracts
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5.12 Allergy
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
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6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
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6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
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7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
LYCOPERSICON
7.2 Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
Lycopersicon
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Malabarspinat
Lycopersicon
7.2.3 In French
L’épinard de Malabar
Lycopersicon
7.2.4 In Spanish
espinaca de Malabar
Lycopersicon
7.2.5 In Greek
Malabar Σπανάκι
Lycopersicon
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Malabar espinafre
Lycopersicon
7.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak Malabar
Lycopersicon
7.2.8 In Latin
Spinach Malabar
Lycopersicon
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species