Bok Choy

Ice Plant

About Bok Choy and Ice Plant

Bok Choy

Ice Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Succulent

1.3 Origin

Europe

South Africa

1.4 Types

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

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 88 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

9 - 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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Obovate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Spring, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

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

Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Flea beetles, white worms

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Resolvent

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil

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

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

7.2 Common Name

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

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bok Choy

Ice Plant

7.2.2 In German

Bok Choy

Eis-Anlage

7.2.3 In French

Bok Choy

Ice Plant

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bok Choy

Planta de hielo

7.2.5 In Greek

Bok Choy

Plant Ice

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bok Choy

Planta de gelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Bok Choy

Ice roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Bok Choy

Ice plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Dorotheanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Applicable

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bok Choy and Ice Plant

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

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Season and Care of Bok Choy and Ice Plant

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

Bok Choy and Ice Plant Physical Information

Bok Choy and Ice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Bok Choy height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Bok Choy and Ice Plant are as follows:

Bok Choy flower color: Yellow
Bok Choy leaf color: Green, Light Green
Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green

Care of Bok Choy and Ice Plant

Care of Bok Choy and Ice Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bok Choy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed. In summer Bok Choy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ice Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.