Celery Cabbage

Portulaca

About Celery Cabbage and Portulaca

Celery Cabbage

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Europe

South America

Types

Chinese Cabbage, Napa Cabbage

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

1550

0 40000

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Habitat

Farms, Fields, Subtropical climates

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-75-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

12 - 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

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

22.90 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong Circular Round

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphate, Well-rotted manure

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Bacterial soft rot, Blackleg, Damping off, Damping-off, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Red blotch, Watery soft rot

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Flies, Insects

Butterflies

Allergy

Throat itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Low calories, Nutrients, Skin Disorders

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

Food for animals, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice, Used in salads

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa( Pekinensis Group)

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Celery Cabbage, Napa Cabbage

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

अजवाइन गोभी

Portulaca

In German

Sellerie Kohl

Portulak

In French

céleri chou

portulaca

In Spanish

apio col

Portulaca

In Greek

σέλινο Λάχανο

Portulaca

In Portuguese

aipo couve

Portulaca

In Polish

seler Kapusta

Portulaca

In Latin

Brassica apium

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Caryophyllales

Family

Brassicaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Brassica

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Brassiceae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Celery Cabbage and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Celery Cabbage and Portulaca

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

Celery Cabbage and Portulaca Physical Information

Celery Cabbage and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Celery Cabbage height is 22.90 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Celery Cabbage and Portulaca are as follows:

Celery Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Celery Cabbage leaf color: Light Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Celery Cabbage and Portulaca

Care of Celery Cabbage and Portulaca include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Celery Cabbage pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Portulaca pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Shearing. In summer Celery Cabbage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Portulaca needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.