Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Europe
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
Types
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
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Number of Varieties
525
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas
Grassland, moorlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
8-4
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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cushion
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Flea Beetles, Nematodes, Purple Blotch, Slugs, Snails
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs
Wildlife
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
CAREX flacca
Common Name
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
In Hindi
नापा पत्तागोभी
ब्लू सेज
In German
Chinakohl
Blau-Segge
In French
Napa chou
Bleu carex
In Spanish
Lechuga de Napa
azul de la juncia
In Greek
Νάπα Λάχανο
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
Repolho Napa
azul Sedge
In Polish
Kapusta Napa
niebieski turzyca
In Latin
Napa Brassica
blue Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Capparales
Cyperales
Family
Brassicaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Brassica
Carex
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
12000
1
27800
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