100 Seeds Waterleaf, Jewels of Opar, Surinam Spinach Earth Ginseng SEEDS

Description: This Listing is for; 100 SEEDS Waterleaf, Jewels of Opar, Surinam Spinach Earth Ginseng SEEDS Other common names for this plant include, Talinum Paniculatum, Jewels of Opar, fame flower, pink baby's breath, ebedondon, Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, cariru, gbure, surinam purslane, Philippine spinach, Florida spinach, potherb flam flower, Lagos bologi, and sweetheart.This plant grows in zone 8-12 and prefers full sun to partial shade. It is a very tolerant plant and can stand heat, sun, drought and even poor soil conditions (although it prefers sandy and/or well drained soil. Water leaf is hardy to zone 8, the plants can be enjoyed as an annual in cooler zones and will reseed to give you new baby plants in the following year. It also makes a great container plant.Waterleaf is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America.The water leaf/jewels of opar is a succulent flowering herb grown for its edible leaves and its beautiful looks. These plants also have traditional medicinal uses. You can consume these similarly to how you would use spinach leaves, such as in salads, sandwiches, green smoothies, soups, stews, & more, cooked or raw. The seeds are also edible & nutritious.This plant is a good source of proteins vitamin A,B, and C, thiamine essential amino acids, omega3-fatty acids, iron, calcium, copper, manganese and zinc,PROPAGATION: By cuttings or seeds. Easily reseeds itself every year. Harvest the seed when the pink flowers are completely dry, pods will turn slightly yellow and slightly bend, pods takes about 4-6 weeks to mature,Start from stem cuttings, cut your plant anytime you are harvesting them, use the leaves and stick the stems back in soil, keep moist and they take off in no time.Even though they grow in any soil, growing in rich loamy soil will produce a bountiful harvest.They are heavy feed, apply organic plant food every 2-3monthsThey make a great container vegetable garden, keeping the container garden soil moist.Please, do not be afraid to cut them, because that encourages more branches and leaves.When they are not cut often they will go into flowering/sending. pinch the pink flowers off to encourage more leaves instead of seeds.You choose one plant only to grow seeds for next year's garden.When the leaves are not dark green, that means they are not getting enough nutrient, that's a good time to add organic or non organic plant food depending on your preferenceHappy Gardening😊

Price: 12.99 USD

Location: Brookshire, Texas

End Time: 2024-10-21T22:56:16.000Z

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