1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Italy, Southern Europe, western Balkans
1.4 Types
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
Islands, Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.40 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
24.00 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Green, Orange Red
Lavender, Light Blue, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Ivory
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Birds, Insects
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Asthma, Cough, Unknown
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
CAMPANULA pyramidalis
7.2 Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
Chimney Bellflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Malabarspinat
Schornstein Glockenblume
7.2.3 In French
L’épinard de Malabar
cheminée Bellflower
7.2.4 In Spanish
espinaca de Malabar
Chimenea Bellflower
7.2.5 In Greek
Malabar Σπανάκι
καμινάδα καμπανούλα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Malabar espinafre
chaminé Bellflower
7.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak Malabar
komin Bellflower
7.2.8 In Latin
Spinach Malabar
caminorum purgatores Bellflower
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Basellaceae
Campanulaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species