Brassica oleracea alboglabra Chinese broccoli (Cruciferae)

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Brassica oleracea alboglabra
Chinese broccoli
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The Brassica oleracea alboglabra plant species is found in A cultivated form of B. oleracea. It is a member of the Cruciferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Chinese broccoli.

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Latin Name:  Brassica oleracea alboglabra
Common Name:  Chinese broccoli
Family:  Cruciferae
Author:  ?

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.5   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Not known in the wild, it probably originated in the Mediterranean and is very close to B. oleracea costata, the Couve tronchuda[206].

Cultivation Notes: An easily grown plant[206], it succeeds in full sun in a well-drained but moisture-retentive fertile preferably alkaline soil[16, 200, 206]. Prefers a heavy soil[16]. Succeeds in any reasonable soil[37]. Plants tolerate several degrees of frost once they are past the seedling stage[206]. They also tolerate higher summer temperatures than most members of this genus[206]. This species is often cultivated in the Orient for its edible leaves[206]. There are several named forms[206]. A fairly slow-growing plant, but it provides a crop over a long period[206]. Plants can be transplanted, if moved under cover in the autumn they will continue to grow slowly and provide a crop all winter[206].

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