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Water Spinach
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About Water Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

India

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-15
Bamboo
0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm
Rank: 34 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Reddish Plum

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

5% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

42% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, 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

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

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

16% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

37% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

10% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

90% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

No - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

25% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

61% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Hens

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

74% - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA aquatica

7.2 Common Name

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Water Spinach

7.2.2 In German

Wasser-Spinat

7.2.3 In French

Épinards d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

La espinaca de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

Σπανάκι νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Espinafre de água

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak wodny

7.2.8 In Latin

Water Spinach

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Ipomoeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

500
Rank: 33 (Overall)
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Properties of Water Spinach

Want to know the properties of Water Spinach? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Water Spinach is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Water Spinach Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache and Skin Diseases

  • Part of plant used: Leaves, Shoots and Stem

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Water Spinach Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Water Spinach. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Water Spinach physical information is as follows: 12.70 cm tall and 610.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long Elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White and Lavender
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Water Spinach

Taking Water Spinach Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Water Spinach include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Water Spinach

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Water Spinach is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Water Spinach is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is subtropical regions and Tropical regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.