Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Asia
South America
Types
Brassica rapa
Portulaca grandiflora
Number of Varieties
350
0
40000
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Habitat
orchards, Subtropical climates
gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-85-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-1
12 - 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, 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
Rosette/Stemless
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Brown, Sienna
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
White, Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spoon Shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot, Whiteflies, Worms
Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Deers, Flea beetles, Insects
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Cottage garden, Edible
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa( Narinosa Group)
PORTULACA grandiflora
Common Name
Tat Soi, Tatsoi
Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca
In Hindi
Tatsoi
Portulaca
In German
Tatsoi
Portulak
In French
Tatsoi
portulaca
In Spanish
Tatsoi
Portulaca
In Greek
Tatsoi
Portulaca
In Portuguese
Tatsoi
Portulaca
In Polish
Tatsoi
Portulaca
In Latin
Tatsoi
Portulaca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Caryophyllales
Family
Brassicaceae
Portulacaceae
Genus
Brassica
Portulaca
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
501
1
27800
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