Kohlrabi

Japanese Sedge

About Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge

Kohlrabi

Japanese Sedge

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Sedge or Rush

1.3 Origin

Western Europe

Japan

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, gardens, Wet ground

Lawn, shaded fields, Shaded sites

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-65-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Tan

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green, Gold

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Dark Green, Gold

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Dark Green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Purple

Dark Green, Gold

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Subulate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

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

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

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

organic fertlizers, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Cabbage looper, Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch

Disease free, Insects, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost, Shallow soil

Drought, Rocky Soil, Shade areas, Variety of soil types, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Flying insects

Aphids, Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects

5.12 Allergy

Digestive Problems, sneezing, Swelling in the face

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Beautification, Borders, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Weightloss

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Increase fiber amount, Kidney Stones, Minerals, Weight loss

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA oleracea 'Dyna'( Gongylodes Group)

CAREX hachijoensis 'Evergold'

7.2 Common Name

Kohlrabi

Carex oshimensis Carex morrowii

7.2.1 In Hindi

नवलकोल

Japanese Sedge

7.2.2 In German

Kohlrabi

japanische Segge

7.2.3 In French

Chou-rave

Japanese carex

7.2.4 In Spanish

Brassica oleracea gongyloides

juncia japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

Kohlrabi

japanische Segge

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kohlrabi

Sedge japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Kalarepa

japoński turzyca

7.2.8 In Latin

Kohlrabi

Sedge Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Poales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Cyperaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Carex

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA2000

1 27800

Properties of Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge

Wondering what are the properties of Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge? We provide you with everything About Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge. Kohlrabi doesn't have thorns and Japanese Sedge doesn't have thorns. Also Kohlrabi does not have fragrant flowers. Kohlrabi has allergic reactions like Digestive Problems, sneezing and Swelling in the face and Japanese Sedge has allergic reactions like Digestive Problems, sneezing and Swelling in the face. 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 Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge

Season and care of Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge is important to know. While considering everything about Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kohlrabi season is Not Available and Japanese Sedge season is Not Available. The type of soil for Kohlrabi is Loam, Sand and for Japanese Sedge is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Kohlrabi is Neutral and for Japanese Sedge is Acidic, Neutral.

Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge Physical Information

Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge physical information is very important for comparison. Kohlrabi height is 30.50 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Japanese Sedge height is 20.30 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge are as follows:

Kohlrabi flower color: Not Available
Kohlrabi leaf color: Green, Light Green
Japanese Sedge flower color: Tan
Japanese Sedge leaf color: Dark Green and Gold

Care of Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge

Care of Kohlrabi and Japanese Sedge include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kohlrabi pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages and Remove dead leaves and Japanese Sedge pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Kohlrabi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Japanese Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.