Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
Chinese Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
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Number of Varieties
151
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40000
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Habitat
Farms, Fields, Subtropical climates
countryside, Rural areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
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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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
22.90 cm10.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong Circular Round
Strap shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Corms or bulbs, Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
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
Cutworms
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles, Flies, Insects
Cutworms, Flies
Allergy
Throat itching
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bonsai, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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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
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice, Used in salads
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Cutflower, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa( Pekinensis Group)
STERNBERGIA
Common Name
Celery Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Sternbergia
In Hindi
अजवाइन गोभी
Sternbergia
In German
Sellerie Kohl
Sternbergia
In French
céleri chou
Sternbergia
In Spanish
apio col
Sternbergia
In Greek
σέλινο Λάχανο
Sternbergia
In Portuguese
aipo couve
Sternbergia
In Polish
seler Kapusta
Sternbergia
In Latin
Brassica apium
Sternbergia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Asparagales
Family
Brassicaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Brassica
Sternbergia
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Brassiceae
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Subfamily
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Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
18
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27800
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