Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Aquatics
Flowering Plants
Origin
India
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
Types
Ipomoea aquatica
Pseudobombax ellipticum
Number of Varieties
1202
0
40000
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Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-158-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Pink, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Reddish Plum
White, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Self-fertile
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hens
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Farmland
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
Other Uses
Used in curries, soups, stews
Used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
Mixed Border
Botanical Name
IPOMOEA aquatica
EMILIA sonchifolia
Common Name
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
In Hindi
Water Spinach
Shaving Brush
In German
Wasser-Spinat
Rasierpinsel
In French
Épinards d'eau
Blaireau
In Spanish
La espinaca de agua
Brocha de afeitar
In Greek
Σπανάκι νερό
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
In Portuguese
Espinafre de água
Pincel de barba
In Polish
Szpinak wodny
Pędzel do golenia
In Latin
Water Spinach
Tondenti Peniculus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Asterales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Emilia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ipomoeeae
Senecioneae
Subfamily
-
Asteroideae
Number of Species
500330
1
27800
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