Spinach like plants (Malabar spinach)

Pflanzenfamilie

Madeira-vine family (Basellaceae)

Auch bekannt als

Vine Spinach, Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach

Saisonübersicht

Details

Lichtbedarf

Sonnig

Wasserbedarf

Feucht

Boden

Mittelschwer (lehmig)

Nährstoffbedarf

Mittel

Pflanzabstand

20 cm

Reihenabstand

40 cm

Saattiefe

2 cm

Anleitungen

Beschreibung

Indian spinach, climbing spinach, Malabar spinach or Ceylon spinach is a 1-9 m/1.1-9-9 yd tall, twining, herbaceous, heat-loving plant belonging to the Basellaceae family. It is also grown as an ornamental plant. The leaves can also be eaten raw and are used like spinach. In the Orient they are used to make soups and sauces creamy. Its flowers are white, red, pink or purple.

Anbautipps

Grow at home from March at 15-22°C/59-71°F, plant out only after mid-May. The plant needs a climbing framework. In the tropics it grows up to 9 m/9.9 yd high, here up to 2 m/2.2 yd. Propagation is by seed or cuttings. A perennial in the tropics, but only an annual here due to frost sensitivity, but can be harvested continuously after planting. Water and fertilize regularly.