There are different types of spinach available in the market, here we have mentioned 50+ variety with their name, texture, type and etc. Some of them are smooth leafed spinach, some of them savoy type spinach and some of them semi savoy type spinach.
50+ Different Types of Spinach All Around The World
A) Smooth Leaf Spinach
1. Space Spinach
This Variety of spinach is excellent in taste and flavorful. Space spinach leaves are smooth, dark green, rounded and spoon shaped structure. Its leaves are growing upside so they are staying clean. As the leaves are soft so you can take this spinach as raw or cooked. Its harvest period is 3-7 weeks. You can harvest the baby leaves within 3-4 weeks. You can grow this variety in summer and autumn season.
2. Red Cardinal Spinach
Red cardinal spinach is famous for its unique look. It contains deep red stems and veins. Its leaves are oval shaped with little pointed and curved tip. This spinach is famous for its baby leaves. Its leaves are crispy and sweet in flavor also this is used in raw dishes. You can harvest this variety within 30-40 days from the date of sowing. These are available in the market in late winter season or in spring season.
3. Red Kitten Spinach
This variety is used for smooth baby leave production. This is an excellent variety with having ruby red stems and shining green leaves. Its leaves are semi smooth and tender in texture. Red Kitten spinach is used for salad and garnishing purpose. This is a all season plant so this is easily available in all seasons. Its maturity period is 50 days from the date of sowing of seeds. You can grow this variety both in indoor and outdoor.
4. Renegade Spinach
Renegade spinach is the all season variety spinach with best quality yield, but this can grow better in winter season. Its leaves are sweet, smooth, thin and mid green. This is a very old variety of spinach, which has been grown in the past in India, china, ancient Persia and Europe. Its harvest time 40-60 days. If you are using fertile soil and organic fertilizer then these plants grow very well.
5. Flamingo Spinach
Flamingo spinach is a fastest growing spinach variety, you can harvest the baby leaves within 25-40 days from the date of sowing. This spinach has long stems, smooth and medium green triangular leaves. This variety of spinach is good for fall and spring harvest. You can find this in the Asian markets. This variety is suitable for Rooftop farm, kitchen garden, and terrace garden, indoor or outdoor.
6. Corvair Spinach
This is a smooth leafed spinach variety having dark green leaves with oval shaped. You can grow this variety in summer, spring and fall. You can harvest this variety in between 30-60 days. If you want to harvest the baby leaves then after 30-45 days you can harvest it. This is a high yield variety, Spring and fall are the best seasons for its best production. You can use this spinach for garnishing, sandwiches or salads.
7. Gazelle Spinach
Gazelle spinach variety comes with good flavor with having dark green and semi smooth leaves with oval to round leaves and long stems. This variety is suitable for baby leaves production. We can harvest the baby leaves within 25-35 days depending upon the season. This variety is best for winter or autumn season.
8. Wood Pecer Spinach
This variety is a smooth leave variety spinach, with having medium dark green and round leaves with high resistance to downy mildew disease. This is an important disease of spinach. This spinach grow well in cool soil and pH of soil should be 6.0 to 7.5. This variety is suitable for winter, fall and spring season harvest. You can harvest the baby leaves within 25-35 days.
B) Savoy Spinach
1. Hammerhead Spinach
Hammerhead spinach is full savoy variety spinach, this variety is suitable for winter, spring and fall harvest. This is a popular variety; the leaves are medium green and slightly long and cupped leaves. This is a good variety having a good resistance to downy mildew races 1-12, 14-16, 19 and intermediate resistance to white rust and also this is suitable for both indoor and outdoor farming. Well drained soil is best for its cultivation. You can harvest this variety after 3-5 weeks from the date of sowing.
2. Bloomsdale Spinach
This savoy spinach variety has sweet taste, you will never get any bitter taste. The leaves are large leaves with curved ends, glossy, dark green, and succulent with a crisp. We can use this spinach as raw, cooked or garnishing purpose. You will get continuous yield from this Bloomsdale spinach variety. D Landreth and sons Seed Company of Philadelphia developed this variety of spinach. You can harvest this leaves within 5-7 weeks from the date of sowing. You can grow this variety in spring, summer and fall.
3. Palco Spinach
Palco is a best and quick growing spinach variety, this spinach has downy mildew and bolt resistance. Its leaves are spoon shaped. Best time for sowing seeds is Late summer for the harvest in fall or early spring, This is having a good resistance from downy mildew (A,B,C and D) and bolting. You can harvest the leaves in 4-6 weeks. You can use its baby leaves for salads, raw dishes or for garnishing. You can grow this variety in kitchen garden, rooftop garden, as well as in your backyard or farm.
4. Regiment Spinach
This variety is having the quick growing capacity with having dark green savoyed and arrow head shape leaves. Regiment spinach is suitable for fall and spring cultivation. Its harvest time is 5-7 weeks. You can use this spinach for your soup, pasta, mix vegetable curry, fry, spinach with paneer and etc. This grows in green house and playhouses.
C) Semi – Savoy Spinach
1. Carmel Spinach
Carmel spinach is semi- savoy type spinach having good disease resistance and quick harvest capacity. Its growing season is late summer, spring and autumn. You can harvest the baby leaves within 30 days. The Leaves are dark green in color and this has upright growth habit. To get more harvest cut the baby leaves when they grow and ready. This is the best variety to produce lots of spinach with a short time.
2. Emperor Spinach
Emperor spinach is a suitable variety for spring and fall harvest. This is a high resistance variety to downy mildew races 1-10. Avg. This variety has dark green and semi savoy leaves with long stems. This is the best spinach for bunching. You can harvest the baby leaves within 3-5 weeks. For multiple harvests you can cut the baby when they grow.
3. Kookaburra Spinach
This variety is a hybrid variety semi savoy spinach. The leaves are dark green, upright and oval leaves. Kookaburra spinach is well known for its fast growing and great flavor. This is high resistance to downy mildew races 1-13 and 15 also this is a suitable variety for warm climates. You can harvest the leaves within 4-7 weeks. Early spring and fall is the suitable climate for this variety.
4. Acadia Spinach
Acadia spinach is the best choice for multiple harvests or re growth. This variety is high resistance to downy mildew races 1-13, 15-16. Its growth rate is slow. The leaves are upright, semi savoyed, dark green and oval leaves. You can use this for garnishing purpose, salads, curry, sandwich and other suitable dishes . You can harvest this variety over winter, spring, fall and summer. It takes 7-14 day to germinate and you can harvest the leaves within 6-7 weeks. This is also good for kitchen garden or rooftop garden.
5. Tasman Spinach
This variety is belongs from semi savoy spinach type. Tasman spinach has a good growth rate so you can harvest the leaves very quickly. You can harvest the leaves within 25-30 days. To harvest this variety early spring is the best season. This variety needs proper watering and full sunlight for its best growth. You can use the baby leaves for salad, garnishing, sandwich and other dishes.
6. Reflect Spinach
Reflect spinach is also a semi savoy type spinach having smooth dark green leaves and oval leaves. This variety is good resistance to downy mildew races 1 through 11 and also slow bolt. You can harvest the leaves within 4-5 weeks. Early to mid spring is perfect for this variety.
7. Kolibri Spinach
This variety is best for baby leaf production and multiple harvest. The leaves are medium dark green, upright and oval shape. Kolibri is a high resistance variety to downy mildew races 1-9, 12-15, 17 and intermediate resistance to races 10, 11. This is suitable for all seasons. You can harvest the leaves after 4-6 weeks from the date of sowing.
8. Teton Spinach
Teton spinach is a hybrid variety. This variety is slow to bolt and resistance to downy mildew races 1, 2, 3 & 4. You can grow this variety in 3 seasons and those are winter, early spring or late summer. Its leaves are smooth and tender leaves with dark green and upright growth. The harvest time of this spinach is 45-50 days. You can use this spinach in salads or garnishing and other dishes.
9. Indian Summer Spinach
Indian summer spinach is a high yield and disease tolerance variety with having great taste. The leaves are semi savoyed, dark green, upright and slow bolt during hot weather. For this variety suitable seasons are summer, spring and fall. The maturity time is 5-6 weeks.
10. Catalina Spinach
Catalina spinach is famous for its smooth baby leaves. This is a bolt resistance and fastest growing variety with productive and long standing. You can use the baby leaves in salads and other dishes or for garnishing purpose. The leaves are great in taste. You will feel the sweet and mellow taste from the leaves. You can harvest the leaves within 6-7 weeks and you can grow or plant this variety in February to May or August to September.
11. Tyee Spinach
Tyee spinach is a good yield spinach variety with having fairly resistant to bolting. This spinach is good in taste. The leaves are deep green and semi savoyed. You can use this spinach in salads, soups, steamed dishes, casseroles, curry or garnishing. You can harvest the leaves within 6-8 weeks.
12. Crocodile Spinach
This is one of the best varieties which can resistance the heat. Also you will get best yield from the plants. The leaves are semi savoyed dark green leaves. Crocodile spinach has highly resistant to downy mildew strains 1-7, partial resistance to strain 10 and also bolt tolerance. The leaves can grow up to 10 inches. You can harvest the baby leaves within 25-35 days for full size leaf harvest it needs aprox. 40-50 days. You can grow this variety in summer, fall and spring.
13. Avon Spinach
Avon spinach is semi savoyed leaves with having fast growing and bolt tolerance. The leaves are dark green and growing upright. You can grow this variety in early spring and late summer. You can collect or harvest the baby leaves in 3-5 weeks. You can use the baby leaves in different dishes.
D) Other Spinach Variety
1. A La Carte Spinach
This is a hybrid variety of spinach having savory nutty flavor. This variety is good for salads, soups, casseroles, stuffing and etc. As this is a fast growing variety so you can harvest the leaves within 4-7 weeks. You can also grow this variety in kitchen garden, rooftop garden or backyard. Fall and spring are the best seasons to sow the seeds.
2. America Spinach
America spinach variety is a good heat and drought resistance variety also slow to bolt. The plant grows approx 8 inches – 10 inches with having deep green leaves. This is suitable for fall and spring harvest. The harvest period of this spinach is 6-8 weeks. This variety is a similar variety like Bloomsdale spinach which is eligible for freezing and canning.
3. Auroch Spinach
Auroch spinach is best for early spring, winter and fall harvest. The leaves are flat, smooth, dark green, oval shape. This variety has fast growing capability. Auroch is highly resistance to downy mildew races 1-12, 14-16, 19. This variety is suitable for baby leaves and bunching. You can harvest the leaves within 4-5 weeks.
4. Baby’s leaf Spinach
This variety is used for baby leaf production. You can use this spinach for salads, smoothies or for garnishing because of its sweet flavor. The leaves are spoon shaped and dark green in color. This is suitable for fall, early spring or winter harvest. You can harvest the leaves within 15-25 days after germination.
5. Butterflay Spinach
Butterflay Spinach variety is a high yield variety. The leaves are dark green and glossy leaves. This is an open pollinated spinach variety and slow to bolt. Winter, fall and spring are the best choice for harvest. This spinach contains good quality minerals. You can use the baby leaves in your diet. If you want to harvest the baby leaves then you can collect them within 20-25 days and if you want to full leave harvest then you have to wait 40-50 days.
6. Double Choice Spinach
This is best for both baby leaves and matured leaves production. The leaves are dark green, smooth and tender. This is a rust resistant variety. The maturity time of double choice is 5-6 weeks. Double choice spinach plants can grow up to 10” – 12”. You can also grow this variety in your kitchen garden, rooftop garden as well as your backyard. You can harvest this variety in fall or late summer.
7. Double Take Spinach
Double take spinach is a fastest growing variety with good resistant to downy mildew. This is a good variety for both baby leaves and mature leaves production. The leaves are taking 6-7 weeks to mature fully. Double take spinach is a flavor rich variety with having dark green leaves and excellent taste.
8. Early Hybrid No.7 Spinach
This is a hybrid variety of spinach having open pollinated capacity. This spinach has dark green leaves with full of flavor and have good resistance power to fight downy mildew and cucumber mosaic virus (DM, CMV). This variety gives high yields and you can take the harvest within 5-6 weeks. You can grow this variety at your roof top, backyard, kitchen garden or in your farm. Fall and spring are the best seasons for this variety. You can use the leaves in salads, curry, soups and also for garnishing purpose.
9. Equinox Spinach
Equinox is the improved variety of Bloomsdale spinach. This variety is used to produce both baby leaves and matured leaves. Spring and Fall is the best season for Equinox Spinach. This variety has slower bolting rate and also its growing rate is fast. Its maturity time is 4-5 weeks.
10. Escalade Spinach
Escalade spinach is dark green and oval shaped leaves. This variety can be grown in hot weather. This is slow to bolt and good resistance to downy mildew. Its leaves can grow up to 10”-12”. You can harvest this variety in 45-50 days.
11. Galilee Spinach
This spinach variety has come from Galilee region of Israel. Galilee spinach is used for both baby and matured leave production. This is a heat tolerance variety with having dark green and triangular leaves. You will get excellent taste and flavor from this variety. People use this spinach raw and as well as cooked. This is best for late summer and fall harvest. You can harvest the leave within 35-40 days.
12. Giant Noble Spinach
This variety is a giant spinach variety which can spread up to 25 inches and the leaves can grow up to 12 inches. You will get huge quantity of production from this spinach. The leaves are dark green leaves with smooth, tender and excellent flavor. You can easily clean the leaves. People are using this spinach for salad, steaming, curry, garnishing and etc. This variety is good for late spring season harvest. You can harvest the leaves 6-7 weeks after the date of sowing.
13. Harmony Spinach
Harmony spinach is used for its excellent flavor, so it is a popular variety. You can also get dried Harmony spinach leaves in the market. The leaves are dark green, tender and slightly crinkled leaves. This spinach has quick growing capacity. You can harvest the leaves within 40-50 days from the date of sowing.
14. Lizard Spinach
Lizard spinach is an excellent spinach variety which is suitable for multiple harvest or re growth. Its leaves are dark green leaves and very good in taste. This variety has very good resistance to downy mildew races 1-15, 17 and slow to bolt. You can harvest the leaves after 30 days. Spring and summer are the best season for this variety.
15. Matador Spinach
Matador spinach is a cold tolerance variety; the leaves are smooth, oval shaped and dark green leaves. You can use its both baby and matured leaves. This spinach has very good flavor so you can use the baby leaves in salads, garnishing or in different dishes. Fall and winter are best season for this variety. You can harvest the leaves within 28-48 days.
16. Merlo Nero Spinach
Merlo Nero – It means “Black Bird” in Italian language. The leaves are crinkled and bright green in color. This is best for fall and spring season. You can eat this spinach raw and as well as cooked. You can harvest the leaves within 40-45 days.
17. Olympia Spinach
This is a slow bolt variety with having excellent in taste. This is a great choice for salad or garnishing. This is a good resistance to Downy mildew 1-3, 5, 8-9, 11-12, 14, possibly 16. The leaves are dark green, large and smooth. This is best for fall or early winter season. You can harvest the leaves within 38-45 days.
18. Persius Spinach
Persius spinach is a high yielding spinach variety with having good tolerance to downy mildew and white rust. The leaves are smooth and semi upright. You can harvest the baby leaves within a month and for full harvest you need two months. Suggested season fall and early winter.
19. Red Snapper Spinach
Red Snapper Spinach is having red veins, dark green leaves with deeply lobed. The leaves will grow upright and easy to harvest. This is a high resistance variety to DM races 1-7, 9, 11-17. To harvest this variety spring and summer are best. You can collect the leaves within 4-5 weeks.
20. Red Tabby Spinach
Red Tabby Spinach is a good variety for collecting baby leaves. You can harvest the leaves within 30-35 days. The leaves are bright red veins with angular shaped and dark green leaves. Red tabby is a high resistance to DM races 1-9, 11-13 and also intermediate resistance to race 10. Summer and spring are the best season for this variety.
21. Riverside Spinach
Riverside spinach is famous for its baby leaf production. This variety is perfect for west coast farmers. The leaves are smooth, dark green and easy to clean. This variety is good heat, bolt tolerance capacity and also downy mildew resistant. You can harvest the leaves within 4-5 weeks. Riverside spinach is best for early winter, late fall, mid fall, mid spring, mid winter, late spring and late winter harvest.
22. Seaside Spinach
This variety is highly resistance to DM races 1-11, 15, 16, 19 and intermediate resistance to the races 12 and 14 also this is a slow bolting variety. The leaves are thick, dark green, upright and spade shaped. Seaside spinach variety is the best choice for baby leave production. You can harvest this variety Cool weather, spring and summer also. You can harvest the baby leaves within 30 days.
23. Sunangel Spinach
Sunangel Spinach is a bolt and heat tolerance variety with high resistance rust and DM races 1-9, 11-19 and intermediate resistance to races 10. The leaves are dark green in color, heavy texture and heavily savoyed. You grow this spinach in fall, spring and winter. You can harvest this spinach within 4-5 weeks.
24. Tundra Spinach
Tundra spinach variety is best for fall and spring harvest. Its leaves are upright, dark green and oval shaped leaves. It has slower growth rate so this is best for early summer and early spring planting. This is highly resistant to DM 1-13, 15, 16, 18. You can harvest the leaves within 27-35 days.
25. Verdil Spinach
Verdil spinach is used for its best aromatic flavor. This spinach has medium green leaves and large leaves. This is a cold tolerance variety. You can grow this variety in overwinter, spring and autumn. You can use this spinach as raw or boiled. You can also use this for garnishing purpose or salads or in curry. Its harvesting time is approx. 6-8 weeks.
26. Viroflay Spinach
Viroflay spinach has deep green, smooth and big leaves. The leaves may grow up to 10 inches. Viroflay can grow very fast. You can harvest the leaves within 40-50 days. This variety was developed in 1866. Fall is the best season for planting this variety.