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Common Spindle
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual or Biennial

Type

Shrub
Vegetable

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
Europe

Types

Euonymus europaeus
Amber globe, Baby bunch turnips, Purple top

Number of Varieties

1530
0 40000
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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest
Fields, Vegetable Gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-76-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-1
9-3

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
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

Oval or Rounded
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

900.00 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange
Sienna, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
White, Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green
White, Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
White, Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Long Broad

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Downy mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Beet armyworms, Caterpillar, white worms

Allergy

Asthma
angioedema, Oral Allergy, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds
Leaves, Shoots

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Used as a vegetable, Used in salads

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus
BRASSICA rapa 'Hakurei'

Common Name

European spindle
Turnip

In Hindi

आम धुरी
शलजम

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel
Rübe

In French

axe commun
Navet

In Spanish

husillo Común
Nabo

In Greek

κοινή άξονα
Γογγύλι

In Portuguese

eixo comum
Nabo

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona
Rzepa

In Latin

commune fusum
rapa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales
Brassicales

Family

Celastraceae
Brassicaceae

Genus

Euonymus
Brassica

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Brassiceae

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

30-
1 27800
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Difference Between Common Spindle and Turnip

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Importance of Common Spindle and Turnip

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Common Spindle and Turnip. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Common Spindle and Turnip as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Common Spindle is whereas of Turnip is Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems and Lung Problems. Common Spindle has beauty benefits as follows: while Turnip has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Common Spindle vs Turnip

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Common Spindle vs Turnip and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Common Spindle are Asthma whereas of Turnip have angioedema, Oral Allergy and Urticaria respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Common Spindle has showy fruits and Turnip has no showy fruits. Also Common Spindle is not flowering and Turnip is not flowering . You can compare Common Spindle and Turnip facts and facts of other plants too.