Malabar Spinach

Pennywort

About Malabar Spinach and Pennywort

Malabar Spinach

Pennywort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

1.4 Types

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Virginia

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

4-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12*7

10-5

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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2.40 cm

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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24.00 cm

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green, Orange Red

White, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Ivory

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, 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

Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Aphids

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Anxiety, Sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food

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

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASELLA alba

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

7.2 Common Name

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

7.2.1 In Hindi

पोई

pennywort

7.2.2 In German

Malabarspinat

Wassernabel

7.2.3 In French

L’épinard de Malabar

pennywort

7.2.4 In Spanish

espinaca de Malabar

Centella

7.2.5 In Greek

Malabar Σπανάκι

pennywort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Malabar espinafre

conchelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak Malabar

wąkrota

7.2.8 In Latin

Spinach Malabar

pennywort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Basellaceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Basella

Hydrocotyle

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

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Properties of Malabar Spinach and Pennywort

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

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Season and Care of Malabar Spinach and Pennywort

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

Malabar Spinach and Pennywort Physical Information

Malabar Spinach and Pennywort physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm whereas Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar Spinach and Pennywort are as follows:

Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Malabar Spinach and Pennywort

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