1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Mexico, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
4.3 Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
Cultivated Beds
4.5 USDA Hardiness Zone
7.11 AHS Heat Zone
7.12 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
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7.13 Habit
Vining/Climbing
Cushion/Mound-forming
8 Information
8.1 Plant Size
8.1.1 Minimum Height
2.40 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
8.1.2 Minimum Width
24.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
8.2 Plant Color
8.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Green, Orange Red
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red
8.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Ivory
Not Available
8.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
8.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
8.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
8.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
8.3 Shape
8.3.1 Leaf Shape
8.4 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Indeterminate
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
10.2 How to Plant?
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
Requires regular watering
10.4.2 In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
10.5.2 Soil Type
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Part sun
10.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
10.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
11.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
12.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
Tagetes subulata
13.2 Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
Tagetes Sabulata
13.2.1 In Hindi
13.2.2 In German
Malabarspinat
Tagetes Subulata
13.2.3 In French
L’épinard de Malabar
Tagetes Subulata
13.2.4 In Spanish
espinaca de Malabar
Tagetes Subulata
13.2.5 In Greek
Malabar Σπανάκι
Tagetes Subulata
13.2.6 In Portuguese
Malabar espinafre
Tagetes Subulata
13.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak Malabar
Tagetes Subulata
13.2.8 In Latin
Spinach Malabar
Tagetes Subulata
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
14.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asteroideae
14.10 Number of Species