bok choy
Brassica rapa
MBG Plant of Merit 2021
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green, white
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bok choy (Brassica rapa) is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. Few crops handle cold as well, and with a little winter protection it grows on through light freezes. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and reaches 12 to 24 inches tall. Yellow flowers in summer and autumn attract bees.
Native range
China.