Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Western Europe
Mediterranean, Southeastern Asia
Types
-
Texas Everbearing Fig, Celeste Fig, Black Mission Fig
Number of Varieties
33
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, gardens, Wet ground
Clay soil areas, Sandy areas, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
1-66-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-6
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
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm450.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Purple, Dark Green, Bronze, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water deeply about once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove dead leaves
Prune in fall, Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use 6-6-6 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Cabbage looper, Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Frost, Shallow soil
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Flying insects
Birds
Allergy
Digestive Problems, sneezing, Swelling in the face
Eye irritation, Poisonous
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Weightloss
Beautiful Skin, Glowing Skin, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Increase fiber amount, Kidney Stones, Minerals, Weight loss
anti-cancer, Demulcent, Digestive, Emollient, Galactogogue, Laxative, Pectoral, Stomachic, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Fruits, Leaves, Wood
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
For making oil, Garland, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea 'Dyna'( Gongylodes Group)
FICUS carica 'Brown Turkey'
Common Name
Kohlrabi
Brown Turkey Fig, Fig
In Hindi
नवलकोल
Brown Turkey Fig Tree
In German
Kohlrabi
Brown Türkei Fig Tree
In French
Chou-rave
Brown Turquie Fig Tree
In Spanish
Brassica oleracea gongyloides
Turquía marrón de la Higuera
In Greek
Kohlrabi
Μπράουν Τουρκία Fig Tree
In Portuguese
Kohlrabi
Brown Figueira Turquia
In Polish
Kalarepa
Brown Turkey Fig Tree
In Latin
Kohlrabi
Brown, p Turcia ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Capparales
Rosales
Family
Brassicaceae
Moraceae
Genus
Brassica
Ficus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Ficeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1750
1
27800
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