Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Asia
Africa
Types
Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus
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Number of Varieties
13-
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Subtropical climates
Cold Regions, Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
12-4
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, 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, 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
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm371.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Black
Red, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval Cordate
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, 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
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune back the growing tips, Remove all suckers
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust
Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Bugs
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Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cholesterol Free, Curing mumps and measles, Digestion problems, Diuretic, Palpitation, Piles
Nutrients, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Fruits
Other Uses
Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Jubilee'
Common Name
Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen
Jubilee Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
Mizuna
तरबूज
In German
Mizuna
Jubilee Wassermelone
In French
Mizuna
Jubilé Watermelon
In Spanish
Mizuna
Jubileo de la sandía
In Greek
Mizuna
Jubilee Καρπούζι
In Portuguese
Mizuna
Jubileu da melancia
In Polish
Mizuna
Jubileusz Watermelon
In Latin
Mizuna
Iubilaeum PEPO
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
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Family
Brassicaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Brassica
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Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
350
1
27800
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