Western Red Cedar

Indian Spinach

About Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach

Western Red Cedar

Indian Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Northwestern United States, Canada

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

Lowland, Moist Soils, Swamps

gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

Pyramidal

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm2.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

760.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow

White, Pink, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Sienna

Purple, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Scale-like imbricate

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, 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

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, when new, water every week

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, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armillaria root rot, Bark beetles

Insects, Mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis, Urticaria

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Fever, Sore throat

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Branch, Inner Bark, Leaves, Wood

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Dugout canoes, Making deodorants, Medicinal oil, Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used as an insecticide, Used to make baskets

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

Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

THUJA plicata

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Giant Arborvitae, Green Giant Arborvitae, Western Arborvitae, Western Red Cedar

Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pacific redcedar

भारतीय पालक

7.2.2 In German

Riesen-Lebensbaum

Indian Spinat

7.2.3 In French

Thuja plicata

épinards indienne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Thuja plicata

espinaca india

7.2.5 In Greek

Thuja plicata

Ινδικό Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Thuja plicata

espinafre indiano

7.2.7 In Polish

Żywotnik olbrzymi

Indyjski szpinak

7.2.8 In Latin

Thuja plicata

Spinach Indian

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Pinophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Pinopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Pinales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cupressaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Thuja

Basella

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA5

1 27800

Properties of Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach? We provide you with everything About Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach. Western Red Cedar doesn't have thorns and Indian Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Western Red Cedar does not have fragrant flowers. Western Red Cedar has allergic reactions like Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis and Urticaria and Indian Spinach has allergic reactions like Asthma, contact allergic dermatitis and Urticaria. 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 Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach

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

Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach Physical Information

Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Western Red Cedar height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Indian Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach are as follows:

Western Red Cedar flower color: Light Yellow
Western Red Cedar leaf color: Dark Green
Indian Spinach flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
Indian Spinach leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach

Care of Western Red Cedar and Indian Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Western Red Cedar pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Indian Spinach pruning is done Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Western Red Cedar 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.