Description
Ceylon Spinach
Botanical Name: Basella alba
It is a tender perennial dying back in winter in cold areas.
The tips can be tossed with garlic and olive oil in a hot pan for a minute. Ceylon spinach should only be cooked lightly. The berries produce a red dye and can be used to colour desserts, jelly and pastry.
Ceylon spinach is very good for you, it contains vitamins A, B & C, iron and calcium. High in blood building chlorophyll and rich in mucilage that is soothing to the digestive tract and helps remove mucous and toxins.
Growing Conditions
Grow Ceylon spinach on a fence, trellis or over a chook pen. It likes a warm sunny spot and self seeds readily.
