Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach)
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) climbing vine with purple stems and green leaves and small fruit
Botanical name: Basella alba
Common names: Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach
Family: Basellaceae
Origin: Africa, South East Asia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant type: Fruit or edible
Fruit type: Fruit or edible
Plant form: Climbing or creeping vine
Sun exposure: Semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular
Flower color: White and off-white
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Ethnomedical: Ethnomedical plant, traditionally used in folk or indigenous medicineVery pretty and unusual plant for decorating pergolas and hanging baskets and for eating in salads and other healthy ways. Thrives in hot weather. The Malabar Spinach is a common vegetable in tropical Africa and southeast Asia, where it originated. Only the young leaves are eaten. To prepare, boil and discard water. Young leaves can be added to a green salad. The whole plant is used as a mind sedative. Propagation: Seeds.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) heavy clusters of round dark fruit on magenta stems.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) vine with clusters of dark purple fruit alongside thick green leaves.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) cluster of deep purple fruit attached to a pink vine stem
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) with thick green leaves and dark red vines growing in a container.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) leaves and buds vine over a path with moist, glossy textures.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) stems with small round fruit climbing a bamboo support
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) vine stems wrapped around a support with black fruit.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) clusters of round dark purple fruit hanging from a reddish vine stem.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) shows clusters of shiny black fruit alongside small pale pink flowers
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) stems and oval green leaves with deep purple edges in small pots
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) vine with oval green leaves and heavy clusters of purple fruit.
Basella alba vines spreading across with thick green leaves and dark purple fruit
Basella alba vines hold green leaves with deep purple fruit clusters
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) vine with purple stems climbing along a wooden stake in a pot.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) vine with purple stems and small black fruit.
Basella alba purple fruit clusters dangling from a slender pink stem section
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) climbing vine with purple stems and small round black fruit clusters
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) purple fruit clusters clinging to thick green foliage on vine stem
Basella alba with white flower, round green berries, and dark purple fruit.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) climbs a vertical wooden support with thick, succulent, glossy green leaves.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) with pink and white flowers plus dark purple fruit on vines.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) vine showing ripening black fruit alongside green buds on purple stems.
Basella alba pink flower alongside round green buds and dark purple fruit.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) vine with dark purple fruit clusters and vibrant green succulent leaves.
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) vine with round black fruit and thick green stems in detail
Basella alba (Ceylon Spinach) showing purple stems with clusters of black fruit and green leaves
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