Smokebush

Malabar Spinach

About Smokebush and Malabar Spinach

Smokebush

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Cotinus Coggygria, American Smoketree

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

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

Oval or Rounded

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm2.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm24.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Light Pink, Rose

Red, Green, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Tan

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Burgundy, Plum

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Burgundy, Plum

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water deeply about once a week

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full 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

20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 20-30-20 amount, organic fertlizers

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Verticillium Wilt

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

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, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Dermatitis

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Stops hair loss

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

Cholagogue, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as essential oil, Used for making yellow to orange dye, Wood is used for making furniture

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

COTINUS 'Grace'

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Grace Smoketree, Smokebush, Smoketree

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Smokebush

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Smokebush

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

Smokebush

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

Smokebush

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

Smokebush

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Smokebush

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

Smokebush

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

Smokebush

Spinach Malabar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Anacardiaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Cotinus

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Rhoeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Anacardioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

4NA

1 27800

Properties of Smokebush and Malabar Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Smokebush and Malabar Spinach

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

Smokebush and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Smokebush and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Smokebush height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Smokebush and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Smokebush flower color: Pink, Light Pink and Rose
Smokebush leaf color: Green, Burgundy and Plum
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Smokebush and Malabar Spinach

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