Shallot

Indian Spinach

About Shallot and Indian Spinach

Shallot

Indian Spinach

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Asia

Southeastern Asia, India

Types

Bulb Vegetable

Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-7

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm2.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

10.20 cm20.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acicular

Round

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

Astringent

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

BASELLA alba

Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach

In Hindi

Shallot

भारतीय पालक

In German

Schalotte

Indian Spinat

In French

échalote

épinards indienne

In Spanish

chalote

espinaca india

In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Ινδικό Σπανάκι

In Portuguese

Sallot

espinafre indiano

In Polish

Sallot

Indyjski szpinak

In Latin

Sallot

Spinach Indian

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

Family

Liliaceae

Basellaceae

Genus

Allium

Basella

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

7505

1 27800

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Properties of Shallot and Indian Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Indian Spinach? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Indian Spinach. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Indian Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Shallot does not have fragrant flowers. Shallot has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses and Indian Spinach has allergic reactions like Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane and Sinuses. 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 Shallot and Indian Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shallot and Indian Spinach

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

Shallot and Indian Spinach Physical Information

Shallot and Indian Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Indian Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 20.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Indian Spinach are as follows:

Shallot flower color: White
Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green
Indian Spinach flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
Indian Spinach leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Shallot and Indian Spinach

Care of Shallot and Indian Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Indian Spinach pruning is done Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Shallot needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Indian Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.