General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Leaves: Other: Pubescent (velvety, hairy)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cooked greens
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Malabar Bindweed
  • Pork Vine
  • Ihlanzandulo
  • Zhucaiteng
  • Mafumanheca
  • Nhembeatata
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Hewittia malabarica
  • Synonym: Hewittia scandens

Photo Gallery
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 3/12/2015
Cotyledons of Hewittia malabarica
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Cotyledons
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Nicking the seed coat is a must for quick sprouting
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 1/30/2021
Among the first leaves on a young plant being grown indoors
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Thailand population
Photo by Gerris2
Photo by Gerris2
Photo by Gerris2
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-05-23
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-07-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-07-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-07-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-07-30
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-06-28
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-07-05
Location: Wilmington, Delaware USA
Date: 2015-07-05

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