If you live in a hot part of the country, and if you like growing succulents, you might be interesting in growing an edible succulent vine called Basella. There is a green one and a red one. I grow both.

They taste like okra, and are best when cooked up in a stir fry.














I forgot to add that they grow from both seeds and cuttings. And are often called Malabar Spinach, but they don't taste like spinach. They taste a little bit like okra.

Jeff - I've never heard of Basella. Thanks for the info

Hardly anyone knows about them, but they are easy to grow in warm, sunny areas. They are a great source of soluble fiber. If you mix them into a salad, you won't even hardly notice them. And you get all that soluble fiber.

Here is the red version...

The red doesn't look red but it sure looks beautiful and so healthy!

Thanks for the new information, Jeff!

The stems look red. It's an attractive plant for sure! Edible = a bonus!

It is kind of hard to see. Only the stems are red.

The red ones grow faster, have smaller leaves, and seem more vigorous growers than the green variety. I prefer the red ones, but I do like the giant leaves of the green ones, too.

Thanks for showing me, Jeff. I'm such a visual person.

me too