Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Asia
Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Northern Africa
Types
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Brassica oleracea var. acephala
Number of Varieties
10010
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10*1
6-1
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
Vining/Climbing
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
6.56 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Gold
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
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
Nitrate based fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Cabbage looper, Cercospora leaf spot, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root knot nematode, Thripes
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies
Bugs
Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
anti-cancer, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
-
Used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
DIOSCOREA alata
BRASSICA oleracea
Common Name
Purple Sweet Potato, Purple Yam, Ubi, Uhi, Water Yam, White Yam, Winged Yam
Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens
In Hindi
Hydrangea
collard साग
In German
Hortensie
Blattkohl
In French
Hortensia
Chou cavalier
In Spanish
Hortensia
Brassica oleracea viridis
In Greek
υδραγεία
λάχανο
In Portuguese
Hortênsia
greens kollard
In Polish
Hortensja
kollard zieleni
In Latin
Hibiscus
vireta kollard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Brassicales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
-
Brassica
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Brassiceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
-30
1
27800
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