Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Europe
China
Types
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
530
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12 - 7
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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm1,070.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Pale White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cushion
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged 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
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs
Beetles, Bugs, Mites
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
soil stabilisation
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Stem, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
BAMBUSA beecheyana
Common Name
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo
In Hindi
नापा पत्तागोभी
बांस
In German
Chinakohl
Verklumpung Bambus
In French
Napa chou
clumping Bamboo
In Spanish
Lechuga de Napa
clumping Bamboo
In Greek
Νάπα Λάχανο
συσσώρευση μπαμπού
In Portuguese
Repolho Napa
bambu aglutinação
In Polish
Kapusta Napa
zbicie bambus
In Latin
Napa Brassica
clumping Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Capparales
Cyperales
Family
Brassicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Brassica
Bambusa
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
Bambusoideae
Number of Species
11200
1
27800
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