Sweetpea

Indian Spinach

About Sweetpea and Indian Spinach

Sweetpea

Indian Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Not Available

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA10

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-10Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 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

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm2.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NANA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

White, Pink, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Purple, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Round

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Organic Flower Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

Insects, Mites

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

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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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Caterpillar, Insects, Not Available, Snails

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

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

Fixes Nitrogen

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as essential oil

Culinary use, 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

Cottage garden, Groundcover

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LATHYRUS odoratus

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Sweetpea

Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sweetpea

भारतीय पालक

7.2.2 In German

Sweetpea

Indian Spinat

7.2.3 In French

Sweetpea

épinards indienne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sweetpea

espinaca india

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweetpea

Ινδικό Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sweetpea

espinafre indiano

7.2.7 In Polish

Sweetpea

Indyjski szpinak

7.2.8 In Latin

Sweetpea

Spinach Indian

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Lagerstroemia

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Vicieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA5

1 27800

Properties of Sweetpea and Indian Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetpea and Indian Spinach? We provide you with everything About Sweetpea and Indian Spinach. Sweetpea doesn't have thorns and Indian Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetpea does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetpea has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Indian Spinach has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Sweetpea and Indian Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweetpea and Indian Spinach

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

Sweetpea and Indian Spinach Physical Information

Sweetpea and Indian Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Indian Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Sweetpea and Indian Spinach are as follows:

Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Indian Spinach flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
Indian Spinach leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Sweetpea and Indian Spinach

Care of Sweetpea and Indian Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing and Indian Spinach pruning is done Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Sweetpea 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.