Brassica oleracea
Broccoli
a biennial member of the Brassica genus in the family Brassicaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Brassica
- Cultivar Group
- Italica
- Is a variety
- No
- Life cycle
- biennial
- Height
- 0.9 (unit unspecified)
- Fertility
- self fertile
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
- Plant part
- Flowers
- Plant part
- Leaves
Environment
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerances
- high wind, maritime exposure
- Wind
- Yes
- Maritime
- Yes
- Pollution
- No
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
- Seed Requires Scarification
- No
- Seed Requires Smokification
- No
- Seed Requires Stratification
- No
References
Simons. New Vegetable Growers Handbook. Penguin 32202/01/01 ISBN 0-14-046-050-0
Philbrick H. and Gregg R. B. Companion Plants. Watkins 32202/01/01
Riotte. L. Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. Garden Way, Vermont, USA. 32202/01/01 ISBN 0-88266-064-0
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 32202/01/01 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Allardice.P. A - Z of Companion Planting. Cassell Publishers Ltd. 32202/01/01 ISBN 0-304-34324-2
Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Vegetables Macmillan Reference Books, London. 32202/01/01 ISBN 0 333 62640 0
Organ. J. Rare Vegetables for Garden and Table. Faber 32202/01/01
Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 32202/01/01