Spinach Red Malabar is a beautiful plant but is not a true spinach but a different species. This heat loving Asian vine has lovely red stems and delicious, succulent leaves that are great in salads and stir frys. Known in the Philippines as "Alugbati". A delicious green that can be grown as an annual in many areas or as a perennial in sub-tropical areas. Minimum of 50 seeds per packet.