50 BIG ROUND LEAF MALABAR SPINACH Vine Ceylon Basella Alba Vegetable Seeds
DESCRIPTION: 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. We also have Red & 'Green Vines Supreme' Malabar Spinach seeds, as well as their heat-loving friend, New Zealand Spinach, & "regular" Bloomsdale Spinach seeds! * FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ADDITIONAL SEEDS! PAY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE PER ORDER NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU SELECT! WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!