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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe
Southern Africa

Types

Amber globe, Baby bunch turnips, Purple top
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula

Number of Varieties

30-
0 40000
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Habitat

Fields, Vegetable Gardens
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-3
12-10

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, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm90.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.30 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Sienna, Black
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Green, Dark Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Green, Dark Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

White, Green, Dark Green
Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Broad
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Spores, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
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 branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Downy mildew
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Medium
Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beet armyworms, Caterpillar, white worms
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Allergy

angioedema, Oral Allergy, Urticaria
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, Lung Problems
Laxative

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots
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Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a vegetable, Used in salads
Used to poison animals during hunting

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa 'Hakurei'
EUPHORBIA virosa

Common Name

Turnip
Gifboom

In Hindi

शलजम
Gifboom

In German

Rübe
Namibische Giftwolfmilch

In French

Navet
Euphorbia virosa

In Spanish

Nabo
Euphorbia virosa

In Greek

Γογγύλι
Euphorbia virosa

In Portuguese

Nabo
Euphorbia virosa

In Polish

Rzepa
Euphorbia virosa

In Latin

rapa
Euphorbia virosa

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Brassicales
Malpighiales

Family

Brassicaceae
Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Brassica
Euphorbia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Eudicots

Tribe

Brassiceae
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Subfamily

-
Euphorbioideae

Number of Species

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1 27800
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Difference Between Turnip and Gifboom

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Importance of Turnip and Gifboom

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Turnip and Gifboom. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Turnip and Gifboom 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 Turnip is Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems and Lung Problems whereas of Gifboom is Laxative. Turnip has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair while Gifboom has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair.

Compare Facts of Turnip vs Gifboom

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 Turnip vs Gifboom 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 Turnip are angioedema, Oral Allergy and Urticaria whereas of Gifboom have allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Turnip has no showy fruits and Gifboom has no showy fruits. Also Turnip is not flowering and Gifboom is not flowering . You can compare Turnip and Gifboom facts and facts of other plants too.