Violetta bok choy
Brassica rapa 'Violetta'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 18 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Flowers not showy
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Notes
'Violetta' bok choy (Brassica rapa 'Violetta') 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 and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It grows fast and reaches 6 to 18 inches tall. The flowers are not showy, so you grow it for its leaves.
Pairs well with Pomegranate Crunch lettuce, Santo cilantro, and Long Island Mammoth dill.