Malabar Spinach

Pacific Dogwood

About Malabar Spinach and Pacific Dogwood

Malabar Spinach

Pacific Dogwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Tree

1.4 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.5 Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Deciduous Tree

1.6.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

4.15 Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

Woodland Garden Canopy

5.2 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available7-8

0 99

8.11 AHS Heat Zone

12*7

8-7

8.12 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

3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

8.13 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Oval or Rounded

9 Information

9.1 Plant Size

9.1.1 Minimum Height

2.40 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

9.1.3 Minimum Width

24.00 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

11.5 Plant Color

11.5.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red

Green, Light Pink, Ivory

11.5.3 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

11.6.2 Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Orange

11.6.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

11.6.6 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

11.7.1 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Yellow, Red, Orange

11.8.1 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Not Available

11.10 Shape

11.11.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Ovate and toothed

11.13 Thorns

✔ ✘

13 Season

13.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

13.3 Growing Conditions

13.3.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

13.3.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

13.3.4 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

13.3.5 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

13.3.6 Soil Drainage

Well drained

13.3.7 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Summer

13.3.8 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

13.4 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

14 Care

14.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

14.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

14.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

14.4 Watering Plants

14.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

Requires regular watering

14.4.2 In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

14.5.2 In Spring

Moderate

14.5.4 In Winter

Average Water

14.6 Soil

14.6.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

14.6.3 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

14.6.4 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

14.7 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

14.8 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

14.9 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

14.11 Pests and Diseases

Aphids

Red blotch

14.12 Plant Tolerance

Drought

15 Facts

15.1 Flowers

Showy

15.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

15.3 Fruits

15.3.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

15.5.1 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

15.7 Fragrance

15.7.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

15.8.1 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

16.1.2 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

16.1.5 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

16.2 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

16.4 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

16.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

16.8 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

16.10 Evergreen

✔ ✘

17.3 Invasive

✔ ✘

17.4 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

17.5 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

17.6 Allergy

Not Available

18 Benefits

18.1 Uses

18.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

18.1.3 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

19.1.1 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

19.3.1 Environmental Uses

Air purification

19.4 Plant Benefits

19.4.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

19.5.1 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Flowers, Wood

19.6.1 Other Uses

Used As Food

Basketary, Tannin, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black and brown dye, Wood is used for cabinet makers

19.8 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

19.11 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

19.14 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

20 Scientific Name

20.1 Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

CORNUS nuttallii

20.2 Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

Mountain Dogwood, Nuttall's Dogwood, Pacific Dogwood

20.2.1 In Hindi

पोई

pacific dogwood

20.2.2 In German

Malabarspinat

Pacific Dogwood

20.2.3 In French

L’épinard de Malabar

pacific cornouiller

20.2.4 In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar

cornejo pacífico

20.2.5 In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι

pacific dogwood

20.2.6 In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre

Dogwood pacífico

20.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak Malabar

Pacific dereń

20.2.8 In Latin

Spinach Malabar

Pacific dogwood

21 Classification

21.1 Kingdom

Plantae

21.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

21.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

21.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Cornales

21.5 Family

Basellaceae

Cornaceae

21.6 Genus

Basella

Cornus

21.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

21.8 Tribe

Not Available

21.9 Subfamily

Not Available

21.10 Number of Species

NA29

1 27800

Properties of Malabar Spinach and Pacific Dogwood

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

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Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Pacific Dogwood

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

Malabar Spinach and Pacific Dogwood Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Pacific Dogwood physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Pacific Dogwood height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Pacific Dogwood are as follows:

Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Pacific Dogwood flower color: Green, Light Pink and Ivory
Pacific Dogwood leaf color: Light Green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Pacific Dogwood

Care of Malabar Spinach and Pacific Dogwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Pacific Dogwood 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 Pacific Dogwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.