Water Spinach

Flowering Crabapple

About Water Spinach and Flowering Crabapple

Water Spinach

Flowering Crabapple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Tree

1.3 Origin

India

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

gardens, Tropical areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-154-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.70 cm670.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm6,350.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Reddish Plum

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Occasional light liquid fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

Aphids, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hens

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland

Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA aquatica

MALUS 'Baskatong'

7.2 Common Name

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

Baskatong Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Water Spinach

crabapple

7.2.2 In German

Wasser-Spinat

Flowering Crabapple

7.2.3 In French

Épinards d'eau

Floraison Crabapple

7.2.4 In Spanish

La espinaca de agua

floración Crabapple

7.2.5 In Greek

Σπανάκι νερό

Άνθιση Crabapple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Espinafre de água

Crabapple

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak wodny

Kwitnienie Crabappleb

7.2.8 In Latin

Water Spinach

crabapple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Malus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Ipomoeeae

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

50055

1 27800

Properties of Water Spinach and Flowering Crabapple

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

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Season and Care of Water Spinach and Flowering Crabapple

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

Water Spinach and Flowering Crabapple Physical Information

Water Spinach and Flowering Crabapple physical information is very important for comparison. Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Flowering Crabapple height is 670.00 cm and width 6,350.00 cm. The color specification of Water Spinach and Flowering Crabapple are as follows:

Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green
Flowering Crabapple flower color: Not Available
Flowering Crabapple leaf color: Not Available

Care of Water Spinach and Flowering Crabapple

Care of Water Spinach and Flowering Crabapple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Water Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Flowering Crabapple pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Water Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Flowering Crabapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.