Bok Choy

Blue Sedge

About Bok Choy and Blue Sedge

Bok Choy

Blue Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

Europe

Northeastern United States, Western Europe

1.4 Types

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis Brassica rapa var. rapifera Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica Brassica rapa subsp. perviridis

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Grassland, moorlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

8-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Obovate

Long hair-like leaves

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Winter

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Flea beetles, white worms

Wildlife

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Resolvent

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil

Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa

CAREX flacca

7.2 Common Name

Bok Choy, Broccoli Raab, Chinese Cabbage, Choy Sum, Field Mustard, Pak Choi, Tatsoi, Turnip

blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bok Choy

ब्लू सेज

7.2.2 In German

Bok Choy

Blau-Segge

7.2.3 In French

Bok Choy

Bleu carex

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bok Choy

azul de la juncia

7.2.5 In Greek

Bok Choy

μπλε σπαθόχορτο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bok Choy

azul Sedge

7.2.7 In Polish

Bok Choy

niebieski turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Bok Choy

blue Sedge

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Carex

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Applicable

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA2000

1 27800

Properties of Bok Choy and Blue Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Bok Choy and Blue Sedge? We provide you with everything About Bok Choy and Blue Sedge. Bok Choy doesn't have thorns and Blue Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Bok Choy does not have fragrant flowers. Bok Choy has allergic reactions like Not Available and Blue Sedge has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bok Choy and Blue Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bok Choy and Blue Sedge

Season and care of Bok Choy and Blue Sedge is important to know. While considering everything about Bok Choy and Blue Sedge Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bok Choy season is Spring, Fall and Winter and Blue Sedge season is Spring, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bok Choy is Loam, Sand and for Blue Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bok Choy is Neutral and for Blue Sedge is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bok Choy and Blue Sedge Physical Information

Bok Choy and Blue Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Bok Choy height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Blue Sedge height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Bok Choy and Blue Sedge are as follows:

Bok Choy flower color: Yellow
Bok Choy leaf color: Green, Light Green
Blue Sedge flower color: Yellow green
Blue Sedge leaf color: Blue Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Bok Choy and Blue Sedge

Care of Bok Choy and Blue Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bok Choy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bok Choy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.