Life Span
Annual
Annual, biennial or perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Southern Asia
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa
Types
Savoy, Giant Noble, Semi-savoy
Matthiola incana
Number of Varieties
320
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, gardens, meadows, Suburban areas
By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
-
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
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Green
Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
reseeds, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize when new
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leafminers, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Fungal Diseases, Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single, Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Food Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
SPINACIA oleracea
MATTHIOLA incana
Common Name
Spinach
Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock
In Hindi
पालक
Common stock
In German
Spinat
Garten-Levkoje
In French
Épinards
Common stock
In Spanish
Espinacas
Matthiola incana
In Greek
Σπανάκι
Common stock
In Portuguese
Espinafre
Matthiola incana
In Polish
Szpinak
Common stock
In Latin
Spinach
Matthiola incana
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Capparales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Spinacia
Matthiola
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Anserineae
-
Subfamily
Chenopodioideae
-
Number of Species
80050
1
27800
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