🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Longevity Spinach
Gynura procumbens
vegetables
Perennial Vine
Asteraceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
9-11
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
18-24 in
📐 Height
Trailing/sprawling
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Ginger
Tropical understory companions in shade
🤝 Turmeric
Both shade-loving tropical perennials
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees
📝 Growing Notes
'Longevity spinach' for its health benefits. Lowers blood sugar. Easy to grow from cuttings.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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