Red Malabar (Basella rubra)

This beautiful Asian heirloom is a green, not a true spinach! Red Malabar’s rambling red vines are covered with glossy green leaves that are tender and delicious in summer juices, salads, sandwiches, stir-fries, and wraps. Purply black berries are often used as a natural dye. Vines reach 8-10’ long. Support is required.

• 40 Seeds Minimum
• Germination: 7-14 days
• Maturity: 50 days baby leaf; 80 days full leaf
• Direct sow ¼” deep in full sun after last frost. Keep evenly moist.
• Space plants 6” apart in rows 36” apart