Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Europe
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Amber globe, Baby bunch turnips, Purple top
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Number of Varieties
305
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Vegetable Gardens
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-3
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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
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Habit
Rosette/Stemless
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sienna, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
White, Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Broad
Oblong
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
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
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Downy mildew
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
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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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
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Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beet armyworms, Caterpillar, white worms
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
angioedema, Oral Allergy, Urticaria
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, Lung Problems
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots
Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a vegetable, Used in salads
Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BRASSICA rapa 'Hakurei'
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
Turnip
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
शलजम
meadow barley
In German
Rübe
Wiese Gerste
In French
Navet
orge prairie
In Spanish
Nabo
cebada prado
In Greek
Γογγύλι
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Nabo
cevada prado
In Polish
Rzepa
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
rapa
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Cyperales
Family
Brassicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Brassica
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Brassiceae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
-10
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27800
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