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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Europe
Australia

Types

Amber globe, Baby bunch turnips, Purple top
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

302
0 40000
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Habitat

Fields, Vegetable Gardens
open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-118-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-3
-

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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

25.40 cm530.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.30 cm530.00 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
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

White, Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Broad
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, 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, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Adequately

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, 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
Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Cercospora leaf spot, Downy mildew
Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Salt

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

Beet armyworms, Caterpillar, white worms
-

Allergy

angioedema, Oral Allergy, Urticaria
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, Lung Problems
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Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BRASSICA rapa 'Hakurei'
Acacia retinodes

Common Name

Turnip
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

शलजम
Silver Wattle

In German

Rübe
Silver Wattle

In French

Navet
Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

Nabo
acacia amarilla

In Greek

Γογγύλι
ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

Nabo
Acacia retinodes

In Polish

Rzepa
Silver Wattle

In Latin

rapa
Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales
Fabales

Family

Brassicaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Brassica
Acacia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Brassiceae
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

-950
1 27800
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Difference Between Turnip and Silver Wattle

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Importance of Turnip and Silver Wattle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Turnip and Silver Wattle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Turnip and Silver Wattle 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 Silver Wattle is . Turnip has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair while Silver Wattle has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair.

Compare Facts of Turnip vs Silver Wattle

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 Silver Wattle 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 Silver Wattle have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Turnip has no showy fruits and Silver Wattle has no showy fruits. Also Turnip is not flowering and Silver Wattle is not flowering . You can compare Turnip and Silver Wattle facts and facts of other plants too.