Red Cabbage

Water Spinach

About Red Cabbage and Water Spinach

Red Cabbage

Water Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean

India

1.4 Types

it is a type of cabbage

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

agricultural areas

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available8-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

6-1

12-6

1.8 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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Reddish Plum

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Purple

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 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

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Hens

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Farmland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used in curries, soups, stews

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'

IPOMOEA aquatica

7.2 Common Name

Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

लाल पत्ता गोभी

Water Spinach

7.2.2 In German

Rotkohl

Wasser-Spinat

7.2.3 In French

Chou rouge

Épinards d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

Repollo rojo

La espinaca de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

Κόκκινο λάχανο

Σπανάκι νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Cabbage

Espinafre de água

7.2.7 In Polish

Czerwona kapusta

Szpinak wodny

7.2.8 In Latin

Brassica Rubrum

Water Spinach

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Brassica

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ipomoeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

400500

1 27800

Properties of Red Cabbage and Water Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Red Cabbage and Water Spinach

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

Red Cabbage and Water Spinach Physical Information

Red Cabbage and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cabbage and Water Spinach are as follows:

Red Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Red Cabbage leaf color: Dark Green
Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of Red Cabbage and Water Spinach

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