Bok Choy

Japanese Sedge

About Bok Choy and Japanese Sedge

Bok Choy

Japanese 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

Japan

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

Lawn, shaded fields, Shaded sites

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-95-10

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

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 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green, Gold

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Dark Green, Gold

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Dark Green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green, Gold

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Obovate

Subulate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full 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

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting, stem tip cuttings

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

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Disease free, Insects, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Rocky Soil, Shade areas, Variety of soil types, Wet Site

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

✔ ✘

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

Glossy

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

Aphids, Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Borders, 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

Not Available

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, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa

CAREX hachijoensis 'Evergold'

7.2 Common Name

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

Carex oshimensis Carex morrowii

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bok Choy

Japanese Sedge

7.2.2 In German

Bok Choy

japanische Segge

7.2.3 In French

Bok Choy

Japanese carex

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bok Choy

juncia japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

Bok Choy

japanische Segge

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bok Choy

Sedge japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Bok Choy

japoński turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Bok Choy

Sedge Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Poales

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 Japanese Sedge

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

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Season and Care of Bok Choy and Japanese Sedge

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

Bok Choy and Japanese Sedge Physical Information

Bok Choy and Japanese Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Bok Choy height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Japanese Sedge height is 20.30 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Bok Choy and Japanese Sedge are as follows:

Bok Choy flower color: Yellow
Bok Choy leaf color: Green, Light Green
Japanese Sedge flower color: Tan
Japanese Sedge leaf color: Dark Green and Gold

Care of Bok Choy and Japanese Sedge

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