Red Cabbage

Babaco

About Red Cabbage and Babaco

Red Cabbage

Babaco

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Fruit, Shrub

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean

South America

Types

it is a type of cabbage

V. × heilbornii

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

agricultural areas

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99999-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

11-9

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

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark 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

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Palmate

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

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

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

Remove shoots

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

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Common Name

Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

In Hindi

लाल पत्ता गोभी

Babaco

In German

Rotkohl

Babaco

In French

Chou rouge

Babaco

In Spanish

Repollo rojo

Babaco

In Greek

Κόκκινο λάχανο

Babaco

In Portuguese

Red Cabbage

Babaco

In Polish

Czerwona kapusta

Babaco

In Latin

Brassica Rubrum

Babaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Caricaceae

Genus

Brassica

Vasconcellea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

4001

1 27800

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Properties of Red Cabbage and Babaco

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

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Season and Care of Red Cabbage and Babaco

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

Red Cabbage and Babaco Physical Information

Red Cabbage and Babaco physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cabbage and Babaco are as follows:

Red Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Red Cabbage leaf color: Dark Green
Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Red Cabbage and Babaco

Care of Red Cabbage and Babaco include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cabbage pruning is done Requires very little pruning and Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots. In summer Red Cabbage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.