Red Cabbage

Wedding Cake Tree

About Red Cabbage and Wedding Cake Tree

Red Cabbage

Wedding Cake Tree

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean

India, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

Types

it is a type of cabbage

Cornus controversa

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

agricultural areas

Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

6-1

8-1

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

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm1,070.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm610.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Burgundy, Dark Blue, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Purple

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Light Yellow, Burgundy, Dark Red

Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Shape

Leaf Shape

Spinach Type

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

High

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

Requires regular watering during dry weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new

No fertilizers needed

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, Canker, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose

Antiphlogistic

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Oil used in the lubricating and soap industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'

CORNUS controversa

Common Name

Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage

Giant Dogwood, Wedding Cake Tree

In Hindi

लाल पत्ता गोभी

Wedding Cake Tree

In German

Rotkohl

Hochzeitstorte Baum

In French

Chou rouge

Gâteau de mariage Arbre

In Spanish

Repollo rojo

Pastel de bodas del árbol

In Greek

Κόκκινο λάχανο

Γαμήλια τούρτα Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Red Cabbage

Árvore do bolo de casamento

In Polish

Czerwona kapusta

Wedding Cake Drzewo

In Latin

Brassica Rubrum

MUSTACEUM ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Cornales

Family

Brassicaceae

Cornaceae

Genus

Brassica

Cornus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Cornoideae

Number of Species

4003

1 27800

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Properties of Red Cabbage and Wedding Cake Tree

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

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Season and Care of Red Cabbage and Wedding Cake Tree

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

Red Cabbage and Wedding Cake Tree Physical Information

Red Cabbage and Wedding Cake Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cabbage height is 20.30 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Wedding Cake Tree height is 1,070.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cabbage and Wedding Cake Tree are as follows:

Red Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Red Cabbage leaf color: Dark Green
Wedding Cake Tree flower color: White and Ivory
Wedding Cake Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Red Cabbage and Wedding Cake Tree

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