Red Cabbage

Irisine

About Red Cabbage and Irisine

Red Cabbage

Irisine

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean

Types

it is a type of cabbage

White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf

Number of Varieties

115

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Habitat

agricultural areas

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999911-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

12-1

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, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm45.70 cm

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

White, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Purple

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Requires very little pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

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

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'

IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'

Common Name

Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage

Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine

In Hindi

लाल पत्ता गोभी

Iresine

In German

Rotkohl

Iresine

In French

Chou rouge

Iresine

In Spanish

Repollo rojo

Iresine

In Greek

Κόκκινο λάχανο

Iresine

In Portuguese

Red Cabbage

Iresine

In Polish

Czerwona kapusta

Iresine

In Latin

Brassica Rubrum

Iresine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Caryophyllales

Family

Brassicaceae

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Brassica

Iresine

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Number of Species

40025

1 27800

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Properties of Red Cabbage and Irisine

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

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Season and Care of Red Cabbage and Irisine

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

Red Cabbage and Irisine Physical Information

Red Cabbage and Irisine physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Irisine height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Red Cabbage and Irisine are as follows:

Red Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Red Cabbage leaf color: Dark Green
Irisine flower color: White and Green
Irisine leaf color: Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red and Bronze

Care of Red Cabbage and Irisine

Care of Red Cabbage and Irisine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cabbage pruning is done Requires very little pruning and Irisine pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Red Cabbage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Irisine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.