1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
China
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Ligustrum sinense concavum, Ligustrum sinense coryanum, Ligustrum sinense dissimile
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
460.00 cm2.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1.13 Plant Color
1.13.1 Flower Color
White
White, Pink, Light Pink
1.13.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.13.3 Fruit Color
Dark Blue, Black
Purple, Black
1.13.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
1.13.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
1.13.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
1.13.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
1.14 Shape
1.14.1 Leaf Shape
1.15 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
Drought
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.5.2 Soil Type
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.7 Pruning
Prune in spring
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
3.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize just before the growing season begins
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Insects, Mites
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Pollution, Salt
Drought
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, small hedge
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Leaves
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Used As Food
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Street Trees
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
Ligustrum sinense
BASELLA alba
6.2 Common Name
Chinese privet
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
6.2.1 In Hindi
Chinese privet
भारतीय पालक
6.2.2 In German
Chinesischer Liguster
Indian Spinat
6.2.3 In French
Chinese privet
épinards indienne
6.2.4 In Spanish
aligustrina, ligustrina, ligustrín, o aligustre
espinaca india
6.2.5 In Greek
Κινέζοι privet
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
6.2.6 In Portuguese
Ligustrina
espinafre indiano
6.2.7 In Polish
Chiński ligustr
Indyjski szpinak
6.2.8 In Latin
Chinese privet
Spinach Indian
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
7.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
7.4 Order
Scrophulariales
Caryophyllales
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
7.8 Tribe
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
7.10 Number of Species