Brassica rapa rubra Chinesis Group
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Brassica rapa rubra Chinesis Group, Red Pak Choi
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Brassica
Yellow flowers in summer. Spoon shaped dark red/purple leaves. Culinary; great in salads or stir-fry dishes.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H3 (1 to -5C)
• Type: Annual
• Height: 20cm
• Spread: 20cm
Red Pak Choi is available to buy online as herb seeds.
Details
• Aspect: Sun, Partial Shade
• Soil type: Fertile Loam
• pH: Acid -Neutral pH
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour:
• Flowering time:
• Uses: Culinary (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: No
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed:
• Indoor Sowing: In early spring, direct into pots, cover with perlite.
• Outdoor Sowing: From mid spring until mid summer, into a prepared site, where the soil is rich and lightly shaded. Thin seedlings to 20cm apart
• Propagation: N/A
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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