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Talinum fruticosum
Waterleaf · Surinam-purslane · Philippine-spinach · Ceylon-spinach · Sweetheart
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: partial_sun
Temperature
15–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 8–12
Click count
234
Observations
438
Description
Source: leafsnapTalinum fruticosum is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America. Common names include Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine spinach, Florida spinach, potherb fameflower, Lagos bologi, sweetheart, and Kutu bataw in Ghana from the Akan language It is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Ideal: Partial sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 15–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial, Annual
- Genus
- Talinum
- Family
- Talinaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-12
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 61 cm to 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Blue
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink
- Flower Size
- 0.51 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer
- Native Area
- Colombia, Belize, Cuba, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama, Jamaica
Tags (7)
Common Names (8)
en Waterleaf
en Surinam-purslane
en Philippine-spinach
en Ceylon-spinach
en Sweetheart
en Verdolaga-Francesa
en Coral flower
en Pink purslane