Kohlrabi

Spring Starflower

About Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower

Kohlrabi

Spring Starflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual or Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Western Europe

South America, Argentina

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas, gardens, Wet ground

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

1-65-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

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, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Purple

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial 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, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

organic fertlizers, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Frost, Shallow soil

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

None

Showy

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

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

Showy Purposes

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers

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, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA oleracea 'Dyna'( Gongylodes Group)

Ipheion uniflorum

7.2 Common Name

Kohlrabi

Spring Starflower, Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

नवलकोल

Spring Starflower

7.2.2 In German

Kohlrabi

Frühling Borretsch

7.2.3 In French

Chou-rave

Spring Starflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Brassica oleracea gongyloides

primavera Flor de estrella

7.2.5 In Greek

Kohlrabi

άνοιξη starflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Kohlrabi

primavera Starflower

7.2.7 In Polish

Kalarepa

Wiosna Starflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Kohlrabi

Spring Starflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Ipheion

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilliesieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower

Wondering what are the properties of Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower? We provide you with everything About Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower. Kohlrabi doesn't have thorns and Spring Starflower 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 Spring Starflower 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 Spring Starflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower

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

Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Kohlrabi height is 30.50 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Kohlrabi flower color: Not Available
Kohlrabi leaf color: Green, Light Green
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower

Care of Kohlrabi and Spring Starflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kohlrabi pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages and Remove dead leaves and Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kohlrabi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.