Spanish Lavender

Malabar Spinach

About Spanish Lavender and Malabar Spinach

Spanish Lavender

Malabar Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Not Available

Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Mediterranean region

Hot climate regions, Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-8

12*7

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Cushion/Mound-forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm2.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm24.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Blue Violet, Plum

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

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Narrow

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

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

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

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Grasshoppers

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

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, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Headache

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

Cold, Nausia, Treating fever, Wounds

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Used as an insecticide

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, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Lavandula Stoechas

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Topped Lavender, Spanish Lavender

Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spanish Lavender

पोई

7.2.2 In German

Spanish Lavender

Malabarspinat

7.2.3 In French

Spanish Lavender

L’épinard de Malabar

7.2.4 In Spanish

Spanish Lavender

espinaca de Malabar

7.2.5 In Greek

Ισπανικά Λεβάντα

Malabar Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Spanish Lavender

Malabar espinafre

7.2.7 In Polish

Spanish Lavender

Szpinak Malabar

7.2.8 In Latin

Spanish Lavender

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

Lamiaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Lavandula

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Lavanduleae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

39NA

1 27800

Properties of Spanish Lavender and Malabar Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Spanish Lavender and Malabar Spinach

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

Spanish Lavender and Malabar Spinach Physical Information

Spanish Lavender and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Spanish Lavender height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of Spanish Lavender and Malabar Spinach are as follows:

Spanish Lavender flower color: Purple, Blue Violet and Plum
Spanish Lavender leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Spanish Lavender and Malabar Spinach

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