Water Spinach 'Ong Choy'-EDIBLES-Heart Chakra-seeds
WATER SPINACH ‘Ong Choy’
50 seeds
Sprouting: 3-30 days (at 20-30C).
Harvest: 30-60 days.
Chakra: Heart.
Ipomoea aquatica.
Perennial.
A short, aquatic tropical, narrow leaf variety vine that can be successfully grown in moist soil. Grows to around 30cm tall with trailing stems that can grow to 2-3m long. Water Spinach grows rapidly at warm temperatures, likes swampy places. Best over 15°C. Can be grown as an annual or in a greenhouse in cool or cold areas.
Leaves and stems can be picked at any growth stage once plants have become established. Young shoots eaten raw or cooked, older shoots cooked.
Photo: Kayser Ahmad, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 29 May 2024 –2.10pm AEST and edited using Canva.
Photo of seeds: - June Parkin; Location: Sydney NSW, Australia; Date: 6OCT2023
Please note: This item is seeds only, NOT live plants! Quarantine restrictions prohibit us selling or shipping this item to WA, Norfolk Island, Tasmania, or Internationally.