Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
Origin
Texas
Southeastern Asia, India
Types
Lupinus adsurgens, Lupinus affinis, Lupinus albicaulis
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
Number of Varieties
4510
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40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Sandy areas
gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-7
Sunset Zone
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.96 cm2.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.48 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblanceolate to oval
Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Fertile, Well drained
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Soil Enrichment
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
LUPINUS subcarnosus
BASELLA alba
Common Name
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
In Hindi
Bluebonnet Plant
भारतीय पालक
In German
Blaue Lupine Pflanze
Indian Spinat
In French
Bluebonnet Plante
épinards indienne
In Spanish
Planta bluebonnet
espinaca india
In Greek
Bluebonnet φυτών
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
In Portuguese
Bluebonnet de Plantas
espinafre indiano
In Polish
Bluebonnet roślin
Indyjski szpinak
In Latin
Planta Bluebonnet
Spinach Indian
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Caryophyllales
Family
Fabaceae
Basellaceae
Genus
Lupinus
Basella
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Genisteae
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Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
2005
1
27800
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