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Your cart is empty. (Basella rubra) A.k.a. Phooi leaf, Red Vine spinach, Climbing spinach, Malabar nightshade, Alugbati or Alabati, Vietnamese Spinach, Creeping spinach, Ceylon spinach, Indian spinach, Philippine Spinach, Asian Spinach, rau mồng tơi. This heat-loving Asian vine has lovely red stems and delicious, succulent leaves that are great in salads and stir-fries. A delicious green that can be grown as an annual in many areas or as a perennial in sub-tropical areas and can reach up to 14'. It has reddish-purple stems, glossy dark green leaves, and grows more rapidly than the green stem variety. In cooler areas, it will not over-winter but will produce a good harvest as an annual. Malabar spinach is used to thicken soups/stews. Use in any recipe that calls for spinach, with noodles and in stir-fries. In Japan, it is cooked in tempura, ohitashi or braised and topped with a sesame dressing.
HOW TO GROW:
It is important that seeds be soaked in water for two days and then each seed rubbed between your fingers to remove the seed casings before planting.
SOIL Temperature for Germination: 70-75F
Plant Spacing: 10-12"
Row Spacing: 30-36".
Hardiness: Zones 5-11
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Sowing Method: Indoor Sow.
Days to Germination: 14-21
Germination Rate: 90%
VILMA C. THORN
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2025
Seeds are no good. Only TWO seeds Sprout. Not happy with this purchase.Would like to request a replacement.
Teresa Persley
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2025
Great
Mr. Awesomesauce
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2024
Plenty of seeds, many grew, will buy more
AL
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2023
I live in the desert of Phoenix, AZ. This is one of the few crops that grow in the desert. I planted these last summer and they grew amazing. This year they re-seeded all on their own, and once gin grew great. The quality of the seed was superb.I like this variety as it has a pretty purple vine. The leaves can be eaten. The taste is mild, but they are a bit slimy like okra.Overall, I'm very happy and would buy these again, if needed.
Lily
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2023
I got these last year and put the seed in water for a day then transferred to soil. Kept the soil moist for a while till they sprouted then transferred to my garden bed. They were beautiful to look at and tasted great. I brought them inside before frost and they were ok but died eventually (maybe overwatering or underwater I don't remember). But I got me new seeds and I love them. Definitely they don't like dry soil and I suggest putting them next to a support.
MHEDZ P.
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2023
It's been like weeks now and none of them germinate. the other seeds I bought in the store just days they are already sproutWill update if none really germinate meaning we wasted our money.Update 06/12/23They finally sprout and waiting for them to grow.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2023
8 out of 8 seeds turned into seedlings, to my surprise. 4 took 3 days longer than the rest (10 days, even with sitting on a heating mat), but that's well within expectations. They're growing well, but cold weather definitely slows the plants down, as does being too dry. I underestimated the amount of water they want; definitely a tropical vine!
tres rios
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2023
These little sprouts look good, and if they ever start growing and climbing they ma be delicious.
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