Bok Choy

Mirabilis Jalapa

About Bok Choy and Mirabilis Jalapa

Bok Choy

Mirabilis Jalapa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Europe

Central America, North America

1.4 Types

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

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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Temperate Regions, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

7-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

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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

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1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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30.00 cm

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50.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Pink, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

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Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Obovate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

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, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, 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

Do not water excessively

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut back old stems to the ground

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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Matte

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

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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Making cosmetics

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Resolvent

anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil

Edible dye

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2 Common Name

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

marvel of peru, four o'clock flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bok Choy

Mirabilis jalapa

7.2.2 In German

Bok Choy

Wunderblume

7.2.3 In French

Bok Choy

Belle-de-nuit

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bok Choy

Dondiego de noche

7.2.5 In Greek

Bok Choy

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bok Choy

Maravilha

7.2.7 In Polish

Bok Choy

mirabilis Jalapa

7.2.8 In Latin

Bok Choy

mirabilis Ja-

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Nyctaginaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Mirabilis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Applicable

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bok Choy and Mirabilis Jalapa

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

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Season and Care of Bok Choy and Mirabilis Jalapa

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

Bok Choy and Mirabilis Jalapa Physical Information

Bok Choy and Mirabilis Jalapa physical information is very important for comparison. Bok Choy height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Mirabilis Jalapa height is 60.00 cm and width 50.00 cm. The color specification of Bok Choy and Mirabilis Jalapa are as follows:

Bok Choy flower color: Yellow
Bok Choy leaf color: Green, Light Green
Mirabilis Jalapa flower color: Pink, Red, White and Yellow
Mirabilis Jalapa leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Bok Choy and Mirabilis Jalapa

Care of Bok Choy and Mirabilis Jalapa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bok Choy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mirabilis Jalapa pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground. In summer Bok Choy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mirabilis Jalapa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.