Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Vegetable
Origin
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa
Types
Deciduous, Evergreen
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Number of Varieties
80010
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Slopes
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
6-1
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 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
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Dry, Loam, Sandy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Dry
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
-
Nitrate based fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Cabbage looper, Cercospora leaf spot, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root knot nematode, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flies
Bugs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
anti-cancer, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects
Used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
Senegalia berlandieri
BRASSICA oleracea
Common Name
Acacia
Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens
In Hindi
Acacia
collard साग
In German
Acacia
Blattkohl
In French
Acacia
Chou cavalier
In Spanish
Acacia
Brassica oleracea viridis
In Greek
Acacia
λάχανο
In Portuguese
Acacia
greens kollard
In Polish
Acacia
kollard zieleni
In Latin
Acacia
vireta kollard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Brassicales
Family
Fabaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Acacia
Brassica
Clade
-
-
Tribe
Acacieae
Brassiceae
Subfamily
Mimosoideae
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Number of Species
135030
1
27800
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