Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Types
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
Number of Varieties
57
0
40000
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Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12*7
12 - 9
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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.40 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
24.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Orange Red
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Gray Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Gold, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
weekly regular
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids
Army-worms, sod webworms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Crickets
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as a golf course turf
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
Korean Velvet Grass
In Hindi
पोई
कोरियाई मखमल घास
In German
Malabarspinat
Korean Samt Gras
In French
L’épinard de Malabar
herbe de velours coréenne
In Spanish
espinaca de Malabar
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Greek
Malabar Σπανάκι
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Portuguese
Malabar espinafre
grama de veludo coreano
In Polish
Szpinak Malabar
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In Latin
Spinach Malabar
Carl herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Eudicotyledones
Monocotyledonae
Order
Caryophyllales
Cyperales
Family
Basellaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Basella
Zoysia Willd
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Commelinids
Tribe
-
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
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Chloridoideae
Number of Species
603
1
27800
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