Red Cabbage

African Sumac

About Red Cabbage and African Sumac

Red Cabbage

African Sumac

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean

Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

it is a type of cabbage

Shrub

Number of Varieties

136

0 40000

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Habitat

agricultural areas

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

12-7

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

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm460.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm460.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Light Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Purple

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Requires very little pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose

Diarrhea, Dysentry

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'

RHUS lancea

Common Name

Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage

African Sumac

In Hindi

लाल पत्ता गोभी

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

In German

Rotkohl

African sumac

In French

Chou rouge

sumac africaine

In Spanish

Repollo rojo

zumaque africano

In Greek

Κόκκινο λάχανο

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

In Portuguese

Red Cabbage

sumac africano

In Polish

Czerwona kapusta

afrykański sumaka

In Latin

Brassica Rubrum

African sumac

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Sapindales

Family

Brassicaceae

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Brassica

Rhus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Anacardioideae

Number of Species

40036

1 27800

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Properties of Red Cabbage and African Sumac

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

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Season and Care of Red Cabbage and African Sumac

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

Red Cabbage and African Sumac Physical Information

Red Cabbage and African Sumac physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas African Sumac height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cabbage and African Sumac are as follows:

Red Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Red Cabbage leaf color: Dark Green
African Sumac flower color: Light Green and Ivory
African Sumac leaf color: Green

Care of Red Cabbage and African Sumac

Care of Red Cabbage and African Sumac include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cabbage pruning is done Requires very little pruning and African Sumac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Red Cabbage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.