Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa
Texas, Mexico
Types
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
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Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
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Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12-9
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
23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrate based fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions
Flowers
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
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Heart problems
Eczema
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
wax
Other Uses
Used as a vegetable
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Common Name
Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens
wax plant
In Hindi
collard साग
Candelilla
In German
Blattkohl
candelilla
In French
Chou cavalier
candelilla
In Spanish
Brassica oleracea viridis
candelilla
In Greek
λάχανο
candelilla
In Portuguese
greens kollard
candelilla
In Polish
kollard zieleni
candelilla
In Latin
vireta kollard
candelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Euphorbiales
Family
Brassicaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Brassica
Euphorbia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Brassiceae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30-
1
27800
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