Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Europe
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
Chinese Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Cornus racemosa
Number of Varieties
152
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms, Fields, Subtropical climates
Dappled Shade, Hedge, hedge rows, Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-74-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
8-3
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
22.90 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Pale White
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong Circular Round
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphate, Well-rotted manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Bacterial soft rot, Blackleg, Damping off, Damping-off, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Red blotch, Watery soft rot
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat Tolerance
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Flies, Insects
Birds
Allergy
Throat itching
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Low calories, Nutrients, Skin Disorders
Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
extracted oil, Fruits
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice, Used in salads
Charcoal, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa( Pekinensis Group)
CORNUS racemosa
Common Name
Celery Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Dogwood, Bloodtwig dogwood
In Hindi
अजवाइन गोभी
Gray Dogwood
In German
Sellerie Kohl
Cornus racemosa
In French
céleri chou
Gray Dogwood
In Spanish
apio col
Cornus racemosa
In Greek
σέλινο Λάχανο
Gray Dogwood
In Portuguese
aipo couve
Gray Dogwood
In Polish
seler Kapusta
Gray Dogwood
In Latin
Brassica apium
Gray Dogwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Cornales
Family
Brassicaceae
Cornaceae
Genus
Brassica
Cornus
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Brassiceae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
117
1
27800
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