Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Epiphyte
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Mexico, Central America
Types
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
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Number of Varieties
1030
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
12-8
Sunset Zone
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
H2, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.40 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Purple, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Mites
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
भारतीय पालक
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Indian Spinat
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
épinards indienne
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
espinaca india
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
espinafre indiano
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Indyjski szpinak
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Spinach Indian
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Tracheophyta
Class
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Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
Family
Basellaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Basella
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Maxillarieae
Subfamily
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Epidendroideae
Number of Species
531
1
27800
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