Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa
Europe
Types
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Avena sativa
Number of Varieties
10-
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Farms
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
10 - 1
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Gray Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Heart problems
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a vegetable
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edible
Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea
AVENA sativa
Common Name
Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens
Oat
In Hindi
collard साग
जई
In German
Blattkohl
Haferpflanze
In French
Chou cavalier
Plantes d'avoine
In Spanish
Brassica oleracea viridis
planta de avena
In Greek
λάχανο
φυτό βρώμη
In Portuguese
greens kollard
aveia planta
In Polish
kollard zieleni
Owies roślin
In Latin
vireta kollard
Oat plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Poales
Family
Brassicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Brassica
Avena
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Brassiceae
Aveneae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
30-
1
27800
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