Malabar spinach, Ceylon spinach, or Indian spinach,
Basella alba and/or B. rubra
Malabar spinach grows well in hot climates. Plant seeds when weather warms up, or it will reseed itself and sprouts emerge when temps warm; mine started sprouting in June from self-sown seeds.
You will probably want to trellis your plants because they are a vine. There are two varieties,
Basella alba which has green stems and white flowers that turn to deep purple fruits &
Basella rubra has deep magenta stems and pink flowers, turning to dark magenta fruits.
PICTURED: Basella rubra leaf & flower
The leaves and flowers are edible. The texture is more meaty than spinach but the flavor is similar.
