Mizuna

Echinopsis

About Mizuna and Echinopsis

Mizuna

Echinopsis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

North America, South America, Brazil

1.4 Types

Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus

Peanut cactus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

13128

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Humid climates, Subtropical climates

Desert, Sandy areas, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-812-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, 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

12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Black

Green, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval Cordate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Rocky Soil

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing

fertilize in growing season, fertilize in summer, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust

Mealybugs, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Rocky Soil

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Bugs

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing

Skin cuts

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles

Burns, Heals minor burns, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica

ECHINOPSIS

7.2 Common Name

Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen

Hedgehog Cactus, Sea urchin cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mizuna

हाथी कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Mizuna

Igel Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

Mizuna

hérisson cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mizuna

cactus de erizo

7.2.5 In Greek

Mizuna

κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mizuna

hedgehog cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

Mizuna

jeż kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Mizuna

cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Capparales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Echinopsis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Trichocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

32000

1 27800

Properties of Mizuna and Echinopsis

Wondering what are the properties of Mizuna and Echinopsis? We provide you with everything About Mizuna and Echinopsis. Mizuna doesn't have thorns and Echinopsis doesn't have thorns. Also Mizuna does not have fragrant flowers. Mizuna has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing and wheezing and Echinopsis has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing and wheezing. 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 Mizuna and Echinopsis and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mizuna and Echinopsis

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

Mizuna and Echinopsis Physical Information

Mizuna and Echinopsis physical information is very important for comparison. Mizuna height is 30.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Echinopsis height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Mizuna and Echinopsis are as follows:

Mizuna flower color: Yellow
Mizuna leaf color: Blue Green
Echinopsis flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
Echinopsis leaf color: Not Available

Care of Mizuna and Echinopsis

Care of Mizuna and Echinopsis include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mizuna pruning is done Prune back the growing tips and Remove all suckers and Echinopsis pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Mizuna needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Echinopsis needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Less Watering.