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About Red Cabbage and Clumping Bamboo


About Clumping Bamboo and Red Cabbage


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Grass  

Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean  
China  

Types
it is a type of cabbage  
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  

Number of Varieties
1  
30  
99+

Habitat
agricultural areas  
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
8-12  

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  
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Rosette/Stemless  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
20.30 cm  
99+
1,070.00 cm  
38

Minimum Width
20.30 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Yellow  
Pale White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Purple  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Purple, Burgundy  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Purple, Burgundy  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Spinach Type  
Acicular  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
High  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist  
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Requires very little pruning  
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  

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  
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
Yes  

Foliage Texture
Bold  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
-  
Beetles, Bugs, Mites  

Allergy
-  
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose  
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves  
Stem, Tree trunks  

Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food  
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'  
BAMBUSA beecheyana  

Common Name
Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage  
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  

In Hindi
लाल पत्ता गोभी  
बांस  

In German
Rotkohl  
Verklumpung Bambus  

In French
Chou rouge  
clumping Bamboo  

In Spanish
Repollo rojo  
clumping Bamboo  

In Greek
Κόκκινο λάχανο  
συσσώρευση μπαμπού  

In Portuguese
Red Cabbage  
bambu aglutinação  

In Polish
Czerwona kapusta  
zbicie bambus  

In Latin
Brassica Rubrum  
clumping Bamboo  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Brassicales  
Cyperales  

Family
Brassicaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Brassica  
Bambusa  

Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
-  
Bambuseae  

Subfamily
-  
Bambusoideae  

Number of Species
400  
99+
1200  
22

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Properties of Red Cabbage and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Red Cabbage and Clumping Bamboo

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

Red Cabbage and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Red Cabbage and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cabbage and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Care of Red Cabbage and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Red Cabbage and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cabbage pruning is done Requires very little pruning and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Red Cabbage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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