50 'Big Round Leaf' Malabar Spinach (Basella Alba) Seeds
50 'Big Round Leaf' Malabar Spinach (Basella Alba) Seeds
NAME: 'Big Round Leaf' Malabar Spinach
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Vine Spinach / Ceylon Spinach / Indian Spinach / Climbing Spinach / Creeping Spinach
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Basella Alba
COLOR: Pink & White Flowers / Rounded Green Glossy Leaves
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 10' Vine
PLANT SPACING: 12 - 18"
HARDINESS ZONE: 9 - 11 / Popular Annual
HARVEST: 55 Days Onward
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 50 Seeds
OTHER: Malabar Spinach is not a true spinach. It is an heirloom open pollinated leafy green that is a great alternative for summer. Malabar Spinach loves warm weather (up to 95F!), humidity, & is drought tolerant. It grows well anywhere, from poor soil to containers, offering a continuous harvest all summer long. It is perennial in zones 9 & up, but this fast-growing vine can be grown as an annual elsewhere, with leaves ready to harvest from just 60 days onward.
Malabar Spinach leaves have a mild, slightly peppery taste with hints of citrus, & are rich in Vitamins A & C, iron, & calcium. They can be used in all of the same ways that regular spinach can. The leaves are crisp when they're raw, but become tender when they are cooked, Young tender leaves can be enjoyed in salads, on sandwiches, or blended in to smoothies. Older leaves can be cooked for a stand-alone side dish or added to soups & stews. Malabar Spinach is popularly used in stir-fries & curries because it has a high mucilage content, making it a wonderful natural thickening & binging agent.
Red & Green Malabar Spinach have similar growth habits, heat tolerance, & flavor, & the two can be used interchangeably in recipes. Green Malabar is faster growing, offering a higher yield of larger leaves (4-6" for Green Supreme & 4 - 8" for Big Round Leaf), while the lovely Red Malabar Spinach is more ornamental, & contains higher levels of antioxidants.
And the differences between this, our 'Green Vines Supreme', & our 'Big Round Leaf'? Green Vines Supreme is renowned for being an extremely vigorous, rapidly growing variety that produces a large number of regular sized leaves. While both varieties are fast-growing, Big Round Leaf is beloved for its round extra-large leaves said to "reach the size of a face", making them popular for use as wraps & for taking less time to pick the same net amount of greens. Big Round Leaf is also a bit better suited for growth in areas with partial shade.
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