Bok Choy

Sweet Potato

About Bok Choy and Sweet Potato

Bok Choy

Sweet Potato

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, Micronesia

1.4 Types

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

Hannah Yams, Japanese Sweet Potatoes

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA400

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Cold Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-911-12

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Not Available

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, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Obovate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

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

Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Tuber propagation

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

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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, Beetles, Leafminers, Red blotch

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

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Flea beetles, white worms

Aphids, Beetles, Mites, white worms

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Abdominal pain, Skin rash, Swelling, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves, Root, Shoots

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa

IPOMOEA batatas

7.2 Common Name

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

Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bok Choy

शकरकंद

7.2.2 In German

Bok Choy

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

Bok Choy

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bok Choy

Batata

7.2.5 In Greek

Bok Choy

Γλυκοπατάτα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bok Choy

Batata doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Bok Choy

Słodki ziemniak

7.2.8 In Latin

Bok Choy

Dulcis SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Applicable

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA400

1 27800

Properties of Bok Choy and Sweet Potato

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

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Season and Care of Bok Choy and Sweet Potato

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

Bok Choy and Sweet Potato Physical Information

Bok Choy and Sweet Potato physical information is very important for comparison. Bok Choy height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato height is 60.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Bok Choy and Sweet Potato are as follows:

Bok Choy flower color: Yellow
Bok Choy leaf color: Green, Light Green
Sweet Potato flower color: Not Available
Sweet Potato leaf color: Green, Purple, Light Green, Chartreuse and Bronze

Care of Bok Choy and Sweet Potato

Care of Bok Choy and Sweet Potato include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bok Choy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sweet Potato 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 Sweet Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.