1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
India
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds, gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
12.70 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm15.20 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Lavender
Purple, Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Reddish Plum
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Oval to egg shaped
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
No Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Moist, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Moist, Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
No Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
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
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in curries, soups, stews
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA aquatica
LAMIUM purpureum
7.2 Common Name
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
7.2.1 In Hindi
Water Spinach
Purple Deadnettle
7.2.2 In German
Wasser-Spinat
Lila Taubnessel
7.2.3 In French
Épinards d'eau
Violet Ortie blanche
7.2.4 In Spanish
La espinaca de agua
Púrpura Deadnettle
7.2.5 In Greek
Σπανάκι νερό
μωβ Deadnettle
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Espinafre de água
Roxo Deadnettle
7.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak wodny
Jasnota purpurowa
7.2.8 In Latin
Water Spinach
Purpura Deadnettle
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species