Okinawan Spinach Live Plant | Gynura bicolor | Nutritious Edible Leaf Starter Plant

Grow a colorful and nutritious edible perennial with Okinawan Spinach, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its glossy green leaves with striking purple undersides, vigorous growth, and delicious mild flavor. Gynura bicolor, commonly known as Okinawan Spinach, is a tropical leafy vegetable that thrives in edible gardens, raised beds, patio containers, and food forests. The tender leaves are enjoyed fresh in salads or cooked in stir-fries, soups, omelets, smoothies, and other vegetable dishes. With proper care, it may produce blooms under suitable growing conditions.

Okinawan Spinach thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers fertile, well-draining soil with consistent moisture. Its attractive foliage provides season-long ornamental interest while producing a continual harvest of tender leaves throughout the growing season. Small orange-yellow flowers may appear during warmer months, adding additional visual appeal. In cooler climates, this tropical perennial grows beautifully in containers and can be overwintered indoors.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Okinawan Spinach starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Okinawan Spinach Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Nutritious edible green with purple leaf undersides
• Mild flavor for fresh or cooked dishes
• Attractive ornamental foliage
• May produce blooms under suitable growing conditions
• Small orange-yellow flowers
• Continuous harvest throughout the growing season
• Fast-growing tropical perennial
• Excellent for containers, raised beds, and edible landscapes
• Easy-care and productive
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Gynura bicolor
• Common Name: Okinawan Spinach
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Fertile, well-draining soil enriched with organic matter
• Water: Keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged
• Humidity: Moderate to high humidity
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 9–11 (grow in containers or overwinter indoors in colder climates)
• Mature Size: Approximately 12–24 inches tall and 24–36 inches wide, depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

• Edible Gardens
• Kitchen Gardens
• Raised Beds
• Patio Containers
• Food Forests
• Tropical Gardens
• Indoor Winter Growing
• Gifts for Gardeners