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Herbaceous Perennial

Bunias orientalis

warty cabbage

An herbaceous perennial to 90cm tall forming clumps of edible, lobed and serrated-edged leaves with a mild, cabbage-like flavour when young becoming hotter with age. Clusters of tiny flower buds can be harvested and cooked like broccoli florets or will produce heads of small, yellow flowers in summer. This member of the brassica family is resistant to club root

Other common names

Turkish rocket
warty cabbage

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Ultimate height

0.5–1 metres

Time to ultimate height

1–2 years

Ultimate spread

0.1–0.5 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing or East–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Brassicaceae
Native to the UK: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Clump forming
Name status: Correct

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in any soil in full sun; drought-tolerant once established

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by root cuttings. See sowing vegetable seeds

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Low Maintenance

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to slugs and snails on young growth

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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