Trefoil

Red Cabbage

About Trefoil and Red Cabbage

Trefoil

Red Cabbage

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean

Types

it is a type of cabbage

Number of Varieties

201

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Habitat

Lawn, Pastures, stream banks

agricultural areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

6-1

Sunset Zone

9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Spreading

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm20.30 cm

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Gold

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Red, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Silver

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Red, Purple, Burgundy

Shape

Leaf Shape

Three Lobed

Spinach Type

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

High

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge

Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose

Part of Plant Used

Seedpod

Leaves

Other Uses

Used for making green dye

Culinary use, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lotus corniculatus

BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'

Common Name

Trefoil

Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage

In Hindi

तिपतिया घास

लाल पत्ता गोभी

In German

Gewöhnlicher Hornklee

Rotkohl

In French

Lotier corniculé

Chou rouge

In Spanish

Lotus corniculatus

Repollo rojo

In Greek

Trefoil

Κόκκινο λάχανο

In Portuguese

Lotus corniculatus

Red Cabbage

In Polish

Komonica zwyczajna

Czerwona kapusta

In Latin

trefoil

Brassica Rubrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Brassicales

Family

Fabaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Lotus

Brassica

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

300400

1 27800

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Properties of Trefoil and Red Cabbage

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

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Season and Care of Trefoil and Red Cabbage

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

Trefoil and Red Cabbage Physical Information

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

Trefoil flower color: Orange and Gold
Trefoil leaf color: Light Green and Sea Green
Red Cabbage flower color: Yellow
Red Cabbage leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Trefoil and Red Cabbage

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