Blue Autumn Radish
Raphanus raphanistrum 'Blue Autumn Radish'

USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 12 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
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'Blue Autumn Radish' (Raphanus raphanistrum 'Blue Autumn Radish') is a vegetable for borders, containers, and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows 8 to 12 inches tall and blooms in spring, summer, and autumn. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Tomato, Nasturtium, Truchas lettuce, and Giant Nobel spinach.