1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Aquatics
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
12.70 cm460.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm370.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Lavender
White, Yellow, Purple, Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Reddish Plum
Green, Light Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Oblanceolate , Ovate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Water every two or three days during warmer months
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
Red blotch
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
Not Available
Anaphylaxis
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
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
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
anti-cancer, Asthma, Diarrhea, Improve heart health, increase memory, lowering blood pressure, Potassium
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root, Sap
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in curries, soups, stews
Animal Feed, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Leaves used for wrapping food, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA aquatica
Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana
7.2 Common Name
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
Banana, Hybrid Banana, Saba Banana
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Wasser-Spinat
saba Banane
7.2.3 In French
Épinards d'eau
saba banane
7.2.4 In Spanish
La espinaca de agua
saba plátano
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Espinafre de água
saba de banana
7.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak wodny
saba banana
7.2.8 In Latin
Water Spinach
Saba Musa sapientum fixa
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species