Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Herbs
Vegetable
Origin
Western Asia
Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa
Types
Durum, Einkorn, Khorasan, Norin 10, Winter Wheat
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Number of Varieties
610
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
6-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Tan
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gold, Tan
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Fertile, Well drained, Well-aerated
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Nitrate based fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf streak and black chaff, Powdery mildew, Rust
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
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bugs
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Protects from sun damage, Weightloss
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibilious, Antihydrotic, Antipruritic, Antipyretic, Antivinous, Sedative, Stomachic
anti-cancer, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Stem, Straw
Leaves
Other Uses
Biomass for fuel, Used for laundering, Used in paper industry
Used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
TRITICUM aestivum
BRASSICA oleracea
Common Name
Bread Wheat, Common Wheat
Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens
In Hindi
गेहूं
collard साग
In German
Brotweizen
Blattkohl
In French
pain de blé
Chou cavalier
In Spanish
El pan de trigo
Brassica oleracea viridis
In Greek
ψωμί ολικής αλέσεως
λάχανο
In Portuguese
pão de trigo
greens kollard
In Polish
chleb pszenny
kollard zieleni
In Latin
Triticum
vireta kollard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Triticum
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Triticeae
Brassiceae
Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
530
1
27800
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