Butterwort

Red Cabbage

About Butterwort and Red Cabbage

Butterwort

Red Cabbage

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

World/Pandemic

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Pinguicula vulgaris, Pinguicula moranensis, Pinguicula alpina

it is a type of cabbage

Number of Varieties

831

0 40000

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Habitat

Damp Places, Fens, Gravels, meadows, Moist Soils, shores, Shores of rivers or lakes, springs, Wet lands

agricultural areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

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

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

152.40 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Shape

Leaf Shape

Circular

Spinach Type

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

High

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Get enough water whenever the soil is dry, Keep ground moist

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial soft rot, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Ring spot, Root knot nematode, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Watery soft rot, White mold, white rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Antitussive, Cough, Throat infection

Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Alpine, Bog Garden, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PINGUICULA

BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'

Common Name

Butterwort

Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage

In Hindi

Butterwort plant

लाल पत्ता गोभी

In German

Fettkraut Pflanze

Rotkohl

In French

plante Butterwort

Chou rouge

In Spanish

planta butterwort

Repollo rojo

In Greek

φυτό Butterwort

Κόκκινο λάχανο

In Portuguese

planta Butterwort

Red Cabbage

In Polish

Butterwort roślin

Czerwona kapusta

In Latin

Butterwort herba

Brassica Rubrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Brassicales

Family

Lentibulariaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Pinguicula

Brassica

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

80400

1 27800

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Properties of Butterwort and Red Cabbage

Wondering what are the properties of Butterwort and Red Cabbage? We provide you with everything About Butterwort and Red Cabbage. Butterwort doesn't have thorns and Red Cabbage doesn't have thorns. Also Butterwort does not have fragrant flowers. Butterwort has allergic reactions like Pollen and Red Cabbage has allergic reactions like Pollen. 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 Butterwort and Red Cabbage and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Butterwort and Red Cabbage

Season and care of Butterwort and Red Cabbage is important to know. While considering everything about Butterwort and Red Cabbage Care, growing season is an essential factor. Butterwort season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Red Cabbage season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Butterwort is Loam, Sand and for Red Cabbage is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Butterwort is Acidic and for Red Cabbage is Acidic.

Butterwort and Red Cabbage Physical Information

Butterwort and Red Cabbage physical information is very important for comparison. Butterwort height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Red Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Butterwort and Red Cabbage are as follows:

Butterwort flower color:
Butterwort leaf color:
Red Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Red Cabbage leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Butterwort and Red Cabbage

Care of Butterwort and Red Cabbage include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Butterwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Red Cabbage pruning is done Requires very little pruning. In summer Butterwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Cabbage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.