Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean
North America
Types
it is a type of cabbage
Picea glauca, Picea glauca 'Conica'
Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas
moist forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
7-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Purple
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Purple, Burgundy
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Purple, Burgundy
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Linear
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
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
Keep ground moist, Regular watering during dry periods
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial soft rot, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Ring spot, Root knot nematode, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Watery soft rot, White mold, white rust
Red blotch
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Used as Christmas tree
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose
chest congestion, Chest pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Branch, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'
PICEA glauca
Common Name
Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage
Canada spruce, skunk spruce, cat spruce, single spruce, western white spruce, Porsild spruce, Black Hills spruce
In Hindi
लाल पत्ता गोभी
White Spruce
In German
Rotkohl
Weiß-Fichte
In French
Chou rouge
Épinette blanche
In Spanish
Repollo rojo
White Spruce
In Greek
Κόκκινο λάχανο
White Spruce
In Portuguese
Red Cabbage
Pinheiro-do-canadá
In Polish
Czerwona kapusta
Świerk biały
In Latin
Brassica Rubrum
White Spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Brassicales
Pinales
Family
Brassicaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Brassica
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Piceoideae
Number of Species
40035
1
27800
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