How to tend a Brassica nigra
Also known as: Melanosinapis nigra (L.) Calest., Sisymbrium nigrum (L.) Prantl, Sinapis nigra L., Brassica bracteolata Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J.Koch, Brassica nigra var. abyssinica Alexander Br., Brassica nigra var. bracteolata (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Spach ex Coss., Brassica nigra f. hispida O.E.Schulz, Brassica nigra subsp. hispida (O.E.Schulz) Gladis, Brassica sinapioides Roth, Crucifera sinapis (L.) E.H.L.Krause, Erysimum glabrum C.Presl, Sinapis torulosa Pers., Brassica nigra var. nigra , Brassica nigra subsp. nigra , Brassica nigra var. torulosa (Pers.) Alef., Raphanus sinapis-officinalis Crantz, Sinapis erysimoides Roxb.
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Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water
Sunlight
Like sunshine, resistant to half shade
Soil
Sandy loam
Fertilizer
Top-dressing once every year in April and June
Pruning
Remove dead and diseased branches timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Iran, Turkey
- Category
- Ranunculaceae, Nigella
- Size
- Diameter ⥠20 cm, height 20-30 cm
- Blooming period
- Flowering period May-July
- Flower colors
- yellow, blue, white, pink
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