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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual or Biennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable

Origin

South America, Argentina
Europe

Types

Perennial
Amber globe, Baby bunch turnips, Purple top

Number of Varieties

3530
0 40000
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Habitat

Temperate Regions
Fields, Vegetable Gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-96-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9-3

Sunset Zone

21,22
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
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.10 cm20.30 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Sienna, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
White, Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
White, Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
White, Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Long Broad

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, 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
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Downy mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Beet armyworms, Caterpillar, white worms

Allergy

-
angioedema, Oral Allergy, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, Lung Problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Leaves, Shoots

Other Uses

-
Food for animals, Used as a vegetable, Used in salads

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum
BRASSICA rapa 'Hakurei'

Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar
Turnip

In Hindi

Spring Starflower
शलजम

In German

Frühling Borretsch
Rübe

In French

Spring Starflower
Navet

In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella
Nabo

In Greek

άνοιξη starflower
Γογγύλι

In Portuguese

primavera Starflower
Nabo

In Polish

Wiosna Starflower
Rzepa

In Latin

Spring Starflower
rapa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Brassicales

Family

Liliaceae
Brassicaceae

Genus

Ipheion
Brassica

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Gilliesieae
Brassiceae

Subfamily

Allioideae
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Number of Species

50-
1 27800
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Difference Between Spring Starflower and Turnip

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Importance of Spring Starflower and Turnip

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Spring Starflower and Turnip. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Spring Starflower and Turnip as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Spring Starflower is whereas of Turnip is Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems and Lung Problems. Spring Starflower has beauty benefits as follows: while Turnip has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Spring Starflower vs Turnip

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Spring Starflower vs Turnip and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Spring Starflower are whereas of Turnip have angioedema, Oral Allergy and Urticaria respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Spring Starflower has no showy fruits and Turnip has no showy fruits. Also Spring Starflower is not flowering and Turnip is not flowering . You can compare Spring Starflower and Turnip facts and facts of other plants too.