The spinach varieties are commercially classified according to their adaptation to the different culture cycles. Thus, according to Maroto, we find two large groups: autumn-winter varieties and spring-summer varieties.
a) Autumn-winter varieties
"Viking": Round leaves, resistant to cold weather conditions.
"Gigante de invierno’: Wide leaves and high output.
"Monstruosa de Viroflay": Semi-erect habit and lanceolate leaves.
"Early Hybrid": Dark green oval leaves.
"Andros F1": Very precocious, wide leaves of a dark green colour, resistant to the mildew virus and tolerant to the virus of the cucumber mosaic.
"Samos F1": Highly productive, resistant to mildew and tolerant to the virus of the cucumber mosaic.
"Granstand hybrid’: Well adapted to freezing.
"Roga F1": Turgescent leaves, extremely resistant to cold weather conditions.
"Marathon hybrid’: Sawed leaf, suitable for mechanical harvesting.
"Seven-R-hybrid’: Semi-erect, suitable for mechanical harvesting, resistant to the mildew virus.
"Vidimun": Beautiful dark green colour and good output.
"Hybrid Palona’: Wide, smooth leaves with short petioles, of a not very outstanding green colour.
"Virkade’: Wide leaves of a dark colour, resistant to cold weather conditions and resistant to the virus of the cucumber mosaic.
"Polka F1": Semi-erect leaves of dark green colour, resistant to the mildew virus.
"Parys F1": Wide leaves, resistant to the mildew virus.
b) Spring-summer varieties
"Pavana F1": Turgescent foliage, of a dark green colour, resistant to the mildew virus.
"Bloomsdale’: Precocious and very productive cycle.
"Maravilla del mercado’: Leaves of a dark green colour.
"Capella F1": Round, dark green leaves.
"Symphonie F1": Erect habit, good resistance to the mildew virus and tolerant to the of the virus of cucumber mosaic.
"Estivato’: Highly resistant to blooming, with round and oval leaves.
"High Pak hybrid’: Very resistant to blooming, semi-procumbent habit with dark green leaves.
"Hybrid Summic": Smooth, thick leaves, erect and of a dark green colour.
"Rhapsody F1": Erect habit, productive and vigorous.
"Hybrid Indian Summer": Turgescent, of a dark green colour, resistant to blooming.
"Lagos F1": Highly appropriate for industry, tolerant to the mildew virus and the virus of the cucumber mosaic.
"Spark F1": Round, smooth and dark leaves. Resistant to the mildew virus and the premature flowering.
"Wobli’: Resistant to the mildew virus and tolerant to the virus of the cucumber mosaic. Suitable for preservation.
There are some commercial varieties that can be included in autumn-spring. Among them stand out:
"Rico F1 and Carpo F1": Bulky leaves of a dark green colour and resistant to the mildew virus.
"Sardana F1": Turgescent leaves, resistant to the mildew virus.
"Sputnik F1": Resistant to the mildew virus and to premature blooming. Short petioles and dark leaves.
"Marisca F1": Dark green leaves, resistant to the mildew virus, etc.
There are some commercial monoecious varieties , such as "Movera’, highly resistant to premature blooming; "Sitra F1", "Laron F1", "Hermes F1", etc.