Purple or Chinese Flowering Cabbage Choy Sum bok choy

Brassica rapa 'Purple or Chinese Flowering Cabbage Choy Sum'

VegetableBrassicaceae

Purple or Chinese Flowering Cabbage Choy Sum bok choy
Edible
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size1 to 3 feet tall

Garden uses

BorderContainerFood gardenIndoor

Attracts

ButterfliesBees

Notes

'Purple or Chinese Flowering Cabbage Choy Sum' bok choy (Brassica rapa 'Purple or Chinese Flowering Cabbage Choy Sum') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It ranks among the more cold-hardy crops, and with some winter protection it keeps growing through light freezes. This plant likes full or part sun. It grows 12 to 36 inches tall and draws butterflies and bees.

Pairs well with Red Rubin basil, Dittany of crete, and Buckwheat.