Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Aquatics
Origin
Europe
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
Blues F1, Chinese Express, Monument
-
Number of Varieties
51
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas
Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
11-1
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
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
12.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brownish Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cushion
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Late Winter
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
bees
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs
Bees, Flies
Allergy
-
allergic reaction, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin, Remove blemishes, Treatment of Dark Spots
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Folate, Low calories, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K
Insect Bites, Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa 'Little Jade'
SAURURUS cernuus
Common Name
Little Jade Napa Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Lizard's Tail
In Hindi
नापा पत्तागोभी
Saururus cernuus
In German
Chinakohl
Saururus cernuus
In French
Napa chou
Saururus cernuus
In Spanish
Lechuga de Napa
cernuus Saururus
In Greek
Νάπα Λάχανο
Saururus cernuus
In Portuguese
Repolho Napa
Saururus cernuus
In Polish
Kapusta Napa
Saururus cernuus
In Latin
Napa Brassica
Saururi cernuus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Capparales
Piperales
Family
Brassicaceae
Saururaceae
Genus
Brassica
Saururus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11
1
27800
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