Bok Choy

Boston Ivy

About Bok Choy and Boston Ivy

Bok Choy

Boston Ivy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Vines

1.3 Origin

Europe

United States, Mexico

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

Deciduous forests

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-94-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12 - 1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vine/Liana

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm10.00 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

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Obovate

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Root Division, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Keep the Soil well drained

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Prune after flowering

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, High phosphorus

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Blight, Leaf curl

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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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

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Flea beetles, white worms

Flea beetles, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Decorating walls, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Resolvent

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves, Vines

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil

Basketary, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Edible, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa

Parthenocissus tricuspidata

7.2 Common Name

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

Boston Ivy, Japanese creeper, Grape ivy, Japanese ivy, Woodbine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bok Choy

Boston Ivy

7.2.2 In German

Bok Choy

Dreispitzige Jungfernrebe, Wilder Wein

7.2.3 In French

Bok Choy

Winobluszcz trójklapowy

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bok Choy

Boston Ivy

7.2.5 In Greek

Bok Choy

Boston Ivy

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bok Choy

Boston Ivy

7.2.7 In Polish

Bok Choy

Boston Ivy

7.2.8 In Latin

Bok Choy

Boston Ivy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Vitales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Vitaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Parthenocissus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Applicable

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA12

1 27800

Properties of Bok Choy and Boston Ivy

Wondering what are the properties of Bok Choy and Boston Ivy? We provide you with everything About Bok Choy and Boston Ivy. Bok Choy doesn't have thorns and Boston Ivy doesn't have thorns. Also Bok Choy does not have fragrant flowers. Bok Choy has allergic reactions like Not Available and Boston Ivy 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 Boston Ivy and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bok Choy and Boston Ivy

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

Bok Choy and Boston Ivy Physical Information

Bok Choy and Boston Ivy physical information is very important for comparison. Bok Choy height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Boston Ivy height is 10.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Bok Choy and Boston Ivy are as follows:

Bok Choy flower color: Yellow
Bok Choy leaf color: Green, Light Green
Boston Ivy flower color: Ivory
Boston Ivy leaf color: Green, Dark Green, Sandy Brown and Burgundy

Care of Bok Choy and Boston Ivy

Care of Bok Choy and Boston Ivy include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bok Choy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Boston Ivy pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant and Prune after flowering. In summer Bok Choy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Boston Ivy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.