Life Span
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Types
Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,
Number of Varieties
10
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-7
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
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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Edible Fruit
-
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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Fragrant Fruit
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Fragrant Leaf
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36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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32% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
BASELLA alba
Common Name
Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach
In Hindi
भारतीय पालक
In German
Indian Spinat
In French
épinards indienne
In Spanish
espinaca india
In Greek
Ινδικό Σπανάκι
In Portuguese
espinafre indiano
In Polish
Indyjski szpinak
In Latin
Spinach Indian
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
-
Class
-
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Basellaceae
Genus
Basella
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
5
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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27800
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