Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Asia
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Types
Brassica oleifer, Brassica napus
Stonecrop
Number of Varieties
1315
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Subtropical climates
Cliffs, Open areas, sand dunes, Slopes, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
12-10
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Gray Green
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
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval Cordate
Cylindrical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs watering once a week
Drought Tolerant, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, pink rot, Rust
Insects, Mealy bugs, Slugs, Vine weevils
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles, Bugs
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Diarrhea, Nausea, Oral Allergy, sneezing, wheezing
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
Blackheads, Blood purifying, Perfumes
-
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
Astringent, Heals minor burns, Hypotensive, Laxative, Vermifuge, Vulnerary, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Leaves
Other Uses
Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Container, Employed in herbal medicine, used for making roof trusses, poles, joists, piles, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa ssp. nipposinica
Sedum acre
Common Name
Kabuna, Mizuna, Spinach Mustard, Tendergreen
goldmoss stonecrop
In Hindi
Mizuna
Sedum acre
In German
Mizuna
Scharfer Mauerpfeffer
In French
Mizuna
Orpin âcre
In Spanish
Mizuna
Sedum acre
In Greek
Mizuna
Sedum acre
In Portuguese
Mizuna
Sedum acre
In Polish
Mizuna
Rozchodnik ostry
In Latin
Mizuna
Sedum acre
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Saxifragales
Family
Brassicaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Brassica
Sedum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
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Sedeae
Subfamily
-
Sedoideae
Number of Species
355
1
27800
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