Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
-
Europe
Types
Switchgrass
Chinese Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
Number of Varieties
45015
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Farms, Fields, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
6-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm22.90 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong Circular Round
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphate, Well-rotted manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Bacterial soft rot, Blackleg, Damping off, Damping-off, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Red blotch, Watery soft rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
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
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Beetles, Flies, Insects
Allergy
-
Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Digestion problems, Low calories, Nutrients, Skin Disorders
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Food for animals, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice, Used in salads
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
PANICUM
BRASSICA rapa( Pekinensis Group)
Common Name
Panicum
Celery Cabbage, Napa Cabbage
In Hindi
panikom
अजवाइन गोभी
In German
panikom
Sellerie Kohl
In French
panikom
céleri chou
In Spanish
panikom
apio col
In Greek
Panicum
σέλινο Λάχανο
In Portuguese
Panicum
aipo couve
In Polish
Panicum
seler Kapusta
In Latin
Panicum
Brassica apium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Panicum
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
Brassiceae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
4501
1
27800
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