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What is

Life Span
Annual or Biennial

Type
Vegetable

Origin
Europe

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

Number of Varieties
5

Habitat
-

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9

AHS Heat Zone
9-3

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

Habit
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
30.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
30.00 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
-

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer
-

Leaf Color in Fall
-

Leaf Color in Winter
-

Shape

Leaf Shape
Obovate

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer
No

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral

Soil Type
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
Yes

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes

Showy Foliage
Yes

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Coarse

Foliage Sheen
-

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Aphids, Flea beetles, white worms

Allergy
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
-

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Resolvent

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem

Other Uses
For making oil

Used As Indoor Plant
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa

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

In Hindi
Bok Choy

In German
Bok Choy

In French
Bok Choy

In Spanish
Bok Choy

In Greek
Bok Choy

In Portuguese
Bok Choy

In Polish
Bok Choy

In Latin
Bok Choy

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Tracheophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Brassicales

Family
Brassicaceae

Genus
Brassica

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe
-

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
1

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Properties of Bok Choy

Want to know the properties of Bok Choy? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Bok Choy is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Bok Choy Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Bok Choy Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Bok Choy. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Bok Choy physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Obovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Bok Choy

Taking Bok Choy Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Bok Choy include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Bok Choy

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Bok Choy is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual or Biennial plant. Bok Choy is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis Brassica rapa var. rapifera Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica Brassica rapa subsp. perviridis. This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone 6-9. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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