Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Southern Asia
United States, Canada, Mexico
Types
Savoy, Giant Noble, Semi-savoy
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Number of Varieties
315
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, gardens, meadows, Suburban areas
Bluffs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Green
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Lanceolate to elliptical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize when new
Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Leafminers, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot
Foliage diseases
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Cold climate, Dry Conditions
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Food Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K
Blood cleanser, Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Fruits, Leaves, Shoots
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Tea-like beverage can be brewed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SPINACIA oleracea
Maianthemum racemosum
Common Name
Spinach
Treacleberry, feathery false lily of the valley, false Solomon's seal, Solomon's plume, false spikenard
In Hindi
पालक
Treacleberry
In German
Spinat
Treacleberry
In French
Épinards
Treacleberry
In Spanish
Espinacas
Treacleberry
In Greek
Σπανάκι
Treacleberry
In Portuguese
Espinafre
Treacleberry
In Polish
Szpinak
Treacleberry
In Latin
Spinach
Treacleberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Liliales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Spinacia
Maianthemum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asparagales, Monocots
Tribe
Anserineae
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Subfamily
Chenopodioideae
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
80039
1
27800
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