Plant Height
6-24 inVariety-specific habit
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vegetable
Malabar Spinach Seeds
$7.99
Seeds for your next garden project, with planting guidance to help you get started.
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Growing at a Glance
Plan your vegetable patch with the sowing season, spacing and growing conditions for this crop.
Light Requirement
Full Sun
Planting Season
SpringFollow local frost dates
USDA Zone
Zone 2~12Selected for USA gardens
Germination
4-10 DaysKeep evenly moist
Days to Maturity
30-60 DaysVariety dependent
Plant Spacing
4-12 inAllow healthy airflow
Growing Difficulty
EasyGrowing support available
Harvest Profile
Know how this crop grows and when to pick it for your kitchen.
Crop Type
Leafy GreenThe vegetable group this variety belongs to
Growth Habit
Upright, RosetteVariety-specific plant structure
Harvest Window
30-60 Days; Repeat HarvestTypical harvest timing
Harvest Stage
Baby/Young, Full Size, Multiple StagesBest stage for picking
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Returns & order issues
Customers may return seed products within 30 calendar days of delivery, including unopened, opened or used items. We cover return shipping for quality issues, shipping errors or transit damage.
Seeds are living products. If you have germination questions, our team provides practical growing guidance to help you troubleshoot.
About this seed
Why gardeners choose this variety
Malabar spinach is a climbing leafy vegetable in Basella, distinct from the cool-season spinach sold as Spinacia oleracea. Its thick leaves have made it useful in warm-climate food gardens, where they can be cooked into soups and vegetable dishes. The name reflects a culinary resemblance rather than close botanical kinship.
Give the vine a suitable support so leaves and young shoots remain accessible. Their succulent texture can help thicken a cooked dish, offering a different kitchen role from a crisp salad leaf. Growing it also makes an interesting comparison with ordinary spinach: leaf form, climbing habit and seasonal needs are visibly different. Plan it as a productive warm-season vine, not as a small ornamental shrub or a interchangeable cool-weather spinach crop.
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