Miss Huff Lantana

Malabar Spinach

About Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach

Miss Huff Lantana

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, South America

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Alba, Dallas Red, Miss Huff, New Gold

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

20NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, Forest edges, Grassland, riparian zones, secondary forest

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-4

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm2.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm24.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Hot Pink, Coral

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Heart-shaped

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids

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

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Bugs, Butterflies, pollinators

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis, Skin irritation, Toxic, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Pain killer, Swelling, Ulcers

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Paper pulp, Traditional medicine

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LANTANA camara 'Miss Huff'

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Lantana, Miss Huff Lantana

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

lantana

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Wandelröschen

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

Lantana camara

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lantana camara

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

Lantana camara

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lantana camara

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

Lantana pospolita

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

lantana camara

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Lantana

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

150NA

1 27800

Properties of Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach. Miss Huff Lantana doesn't have thorns and Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Miss Huff Lantana does not have fragrant flowers. Miss Huff Lantana has allergic reactions like Dermatitis, Skin irritation, Toxic and Vomiting and Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like Dermatitis, Skin irritation, Toxic and Vomiting. 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 Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach

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

Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Miss Huff Lantana height is 150.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Miss Huff Lantana flower color: Yellow, Hot Pink and Coral
Miss Huff Lantana leaf color: Dark Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach

Care of Miss Huff Lantana and Malabar Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Miss Huff Lantana pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Miss Huff Lantana needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.