1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Northern Africa, Western Asia
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Bitter Almonds, Chinese Almonds, Green Almonds
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2b, 3b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21
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
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
760.00 cm2.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Pink, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
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
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Water Deeply
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
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
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Heading cuts, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 12-12-12 amounts
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Almond brownline and decline, Almond kernel shrivel, Alternaria Leaf Spot, Hull rot
Insects, Mites
4.10 Plant 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
5.12 Allergy
Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea, Swelling in mouth
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Acne, Blackheads, Good for skin, Moisturizing, Prevents greying of hair
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
Antiemetic, Antitumor, Emollient, Nutritive, Pectoral
Astringent
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Stem
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Blended with water to make almond milk, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used for making dark grey to green dye, Used for producing cooking oil
Culinary use, Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PRUNUS dulcis
BASELLA alba
7.2 Common Name
Almond, Sweet Almond
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Süße Mandel
Indian Spinat
7.2.3 In French
Amande douce
épinards indienne
7.2.4 In Spanish
Almendra dulce
espinaca india
7.2.5 In Greek
Sweet Almond
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Amêndoas doces
espinafre indiano
7.2.7 In Polish
słodkich migdałów
Indyjski szpinak
7.2.8 In Latin
Almond Pulchra
Spinach Indian
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species