Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable
Origin
Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Europe
Types
Not avilable
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Brassica rapa var. rapifera
Brassica rapa subsp. nipposinica
Brassica rapa subsp. perviridis
Number of Varieties
105
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40000
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Habitat
Desert
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-3
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Weeping
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.20 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Salmon, Sandy Brown, White, Yellow
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Multi-Color
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Obovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Winter, Mid Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do Not over Water, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Semi-Double
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
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Aphids, Flea beetles, white worms
Allergy
Itchiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antirheumatic, Resolvent
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Nut
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
For making oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
Selenicereus pteranthus
BRASSICA rapa
Common Name
Selenicereus, Moonlight cactus
Bok Choy, Broccoli Raab, Chinese Cabbage, Choy Sum, Field Mustard, Pak Choi, Tatsoi, Turnip
In Hindi
moonlight cactus
Bok Choy
In German
Selenicereus
Bok Choy
In French
Selenicereus
Bok Choy
In Spanish
Selenicereus
Bok Choy
In Greek
Selenicereus
Bok Choy
In Portuguese
Selenicereus
Bok Choy
In Polish
Selenicereus
Bok Choy
In Latin
moonlight cactus
Bok Choy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Brassicales
Family
Cactaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Selenicereus
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Hylocereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
11
1
27800
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