Peach

Malabar Spinach

About Peach and Malabar Spinach

Peach

Malabar Spinach

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Vegetable

Origin

China

Southeastern Asia, India

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Number of Varieties

20005

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12*7

Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm2.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm24.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Red, Green, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

White, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

BASELLA alba

Common Name

Peach

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

In Hindi

आड़ू

पोई

In German

Pfirsich

Malabarspinat

In French

pêche

L’épinard de Malabar

In Spanish

melocotón

espinaca de Malabar

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Malabar Σπανάκι

In Portuguese

pêssego

Malabar espinafre

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Szpinak Malabar

In Latin

persici

Spinach Malabar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae

Basellaceae

Genus

Prunus

Basella

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

7060

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Peach and Malabar Spinach. Peach doesn't have thorns and Malabar Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Malabar Spinach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. 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 Peach and Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Malabar Spinach

Season and care of Peach and Malabar Spinach is important to know. While considering everything about Peach and Malabar Spinach Care, growing season is an essential factor. Peach season is Spring and Malabar Spinach season is Spring. The type of soil for Peach is Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained and for Malabar Spinach is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Peach is Acidic and for Malabar Spinach is Neutral.

Peach and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Peach and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Peach and Malabar Spinach

Care of Peach and Malabar Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Malabar Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Peach 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.