Ceylon Spinach

Usually available: August to April

Life cycle: Annual
Height: vine
Position: Full sun
Soil preference: Well drained

This is how we pack and send your Herb Plants to all states except TAS & WA

You will receive
- 1 Ceylon Spinach Herb Plant in a 50 X 75mm tube - General growing instructions

All of our Herb Plants are grown organically with certified organic potting mixes and fertilizers

Botanical Name: Basella alba

It is a tender perennial dying back in winter in cold areas.

The tips can be tossed with garlic and olive oil in a hot pan for a minute. Ceylon spinach should only be cooked lightly. The berries produce a red dye and can be used to colour desserts, jelly and pastry.

Ceylon spinach is very good for you, it contains vitamins A, B & C, iron and calcium. High in blood building chlorophyll and rich in mucilage that is soothing to the digestive tract and helps remove mucous and toxins.

Growing Conditions

Grow Ceylon spinach on a fence, trellis or over a chook pen. It likes a warm sunny spot and self seeds readily.

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