1 What is
1.2 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.4 Type
1.6 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Southeastern Asia, India
1.8 Types
Not Available
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
1.8.2 Number of Varieties
1.9 Habitat
gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
1.11 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.13 AHS Heat Zone
1.15 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
1.17 Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
40.60 cm2.40 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm24.00 cm
0.1
6350
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red
Red, Green, Orange Red
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.3.2 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
White, Ivory
3.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
3.3.6 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
3.3.8 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Purple, Gray Green
3.3.10 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Purple, Gray Green
3.4 Shape
3.4.1 Leaf Shape
3.6 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
4.2 Growing Conditions
5.0.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
5.2.1 Growth Rate
5.2.4 Type of Soil
5.2.5 The pH of Soil
5.2.7 Soil Drainage
5.2.10 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Not Available
5.2.11 Repeat Bloomer
5.3 Tolerances
6 Care
6.1 Where to Plant?
6.3 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
7.2 Plant Maintenance
7.5 Watering Plants
7.5.1 Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
7.6.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
7.6.4 In Spring
7.6.6 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.7 Soil
7.7.1 Soil pH
7.7.0 Soil Type
7.8.2 Soil Drainage Capacity
7.9 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
7.10 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
7.13 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
7.14 Pests and Diseases
7.16 Plant Tolerance
8 Facts
8.1 Flowers
9.1.1 Flower Petal Number
9.2 Fruits
9.2.1 Showy Fruit
9.3.2 Edible Fruit
9.4 Fragrance
9.4.1 Fragrant Flower
9.5.2 Fragrant Fruit
9.5.4 Fragrant Leaf
9.5.6 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.6 Showy Foliage
9.8 Showy Bark
9.10 Foliage Texture
9.11 Foliage Sheen
9.12 Evergreen
9.15 Invasive
9.17 Self-Sowing
9.19 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Not Available
9.21 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Not Available
10 Benefits
10.1 Uses
10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
10.2.1 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
10.3.1 Edible Uses
11.1.3 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
11.2 Plant Benefits
11.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cold, Cough, Wounds
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
11.2.2 Part of Plant Used
11.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
11.3 Used As Indoor Plant
11.5 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.7 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
12 Scientific Name
12.1 Botanical Name
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
BASELLA alba
12.3 Common Name
Firecracker Flower
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
12.3.1 In Hindi
12.4.1 In German
Kracher-Blume
Malabarspinat
13.1.1 In French
Firecracker fleur
L’épinard de Malabar
13.2.1 In Spanish
flor petardo
espinaca de Malabar
13.2.3 In Greek
πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι
Malabar Σπανάκι
13.2.5 In Portuguese
flor foguete
Malabar espinafre
13.2.7 In Polish
petarda kwiat
Szpinak Malabar
13.2.9 In Latin
flos Firecracker
Spinach Malabar
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
Not Available
Eudicotyledones
15.2 Order
15.4 Family
15.6 Genus
15.8 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
15.10 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
15.12 Subfamily
Brodiaeoideae
Not Available
15.14 Number of Species