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Malabar spinach
3,78 $
Malabar spinach originally comes from the Malabar Coast, India’s southwest coast. Eaten like our spinach, it however grows in very different conditions; it loves heat and light as you might expect from its origin. It also has a quite distinct look, climbing up as it grows more and more leaves for us to harvest all summer long. It is both delicious and gorgeous. Malabar spinach can be grown in the ground or in pots.
Package: 20 seeds
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BOTANICAL INFORMATION
Latin name : Basella alba ‘Rubra’
Common names : Malabar spinach, vine spinach, Ceylon spinach
French : Épinards de Malabar, Baselle
Family : Basellaceae
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
Plant type : Annual
Habit : Climbing
Height : Can reach 2 m
Width : 30 cm
CULTURAL INFORMATION
Days to maturity : Leaves can be harvested all summer long
Sowing : Indoors in April
Depth : 5 mm
Germination : 5 to 12 days with heat
Soil : Rich
Exposure : Sunny
Planting : Transplant outside in early June
Plant spacing : 20 to 25 cm
Watering : Average
Care and other considerations : Malabar spinach is a tropical climbing plant. Be careful to not bring seedlings outside too early in the spring as they tolerate cold temperatures poorly.
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