Shallot

Malabar Spinach

About Shallot and Malabar Spinach

Shallot

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Asia

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

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Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12*7

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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2.40 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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10.20 cm

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24.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

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

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Chartreuse

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

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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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

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5.12 Allergy

Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Used as a dye

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

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Scallion, Shallot

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Shallot

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Schalotte

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

échalote

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

chalote

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

είδος κρεμμυδιού

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sallot

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

Sallot

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

Sallot

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Allium

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Shallot and Malabar Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Shallot and Malabar Spinach? We provide you with everything About Shallot and Malabar Spinach. Shallot doesn't have thorns and Malabar 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 Malabar 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 Malabar Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shallot and Malabar Spinach

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

Shallot and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Shallot and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Shallot and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

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

Care of Shallot and Malabar Spinach

Care of Shallot and Malabar Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shallot 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 Shallot 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.