Water Spinach- Bamboo Leaf
Ipomoea aquatica
Standard seed packet, 20 seeds
$1.75
In Stock
Water Spinach- Bamboo Leaf
Ipomoea aquatica
- Easy to grow
- Asian Vegetable
- Aquatic plant
Asian water vegetable grown for its edible tender hollow shoots and bamboo shaped leaves. Popular in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world. Best grown in a container of water or in water logged soil. Easy and quick to grow requiring very little maintenance. Leaves and shoots are edible and are popular in stir-fries or boiled or can be eaten raw in salads. Also known an "Entsai", "Kankong", "Kangkung", "River Spinach" "Ong Choy" or "Water Morning Glory". Water Spinach has potential to become invasive if grown in open waterways so it is best contained to a pot or pond.
How to sow and grow:
| Method: | Sow direct |
| Sowing Depth: | 5mm |
| When: | Spring and summer |
| Germination: | 5-21 days @ 25-30°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Frost Tender Perennial (grown as an annual in cool climates) |
| Row Spacing: | 50cm |
| Plant Spacing: | 30cm |
| Plant Height: | 300cm |
| Position: | Full sun |
| Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 40-60 days |
(Product number: G8-19)
Seeds per gram: 20 seeds
| SKU | G8-19 |
| Shipping Weight | 0.0016kg |
| Botanical name: | Ipomoea aquatica |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Packet quantity: | 20 seeds |
| Seeds per gram: | 20 |
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