🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Okinawan Spinach
Gynura bicolor
vegetables
Perennial
Asteraceae
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
9-11
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
12-18 in
📐 Height
12-24 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Ginger
Tropical understory companions
🤝 Taro
Both tropical shade-loving 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
Perennial spinach from Okinawa - longevity food. Beautiful green tops and purple undersides. Grows in shade. Extremely nutritious.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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