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Brassica rapa narinosa

Common name:	Chinese Savoy	Family:	Cruciferae
Author:	(L.H.Bailey.)Hanelt.	Botanical references:	200
Synonyms:	Brassica narinosa (L.H.Bailey.)
Known Hazards:	None known
Range:	A cultivar of garden origin.
Habitat:	Not known in the wild.
Edibility Rating (1-5):	3	Medicinal Rating (1-5):	0

Other Possible Synonyms:	From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below.
	B. rapa atrovirens[H] B. rapa rosularis[H] B. rapa subsp. narinosa[G] B. rapa var. atrovirens[H] B. rapa var. narinosa[G,H] B. rapa var. rosularis[H]
Other Common Names:	From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below.
	Broadbeaked Mustard [P], Flat Black Cabbage [H], Flat Black Pak Choi [H], Flat Cabbage [H], Flat Pak Choi [H], Hei Cai [H], Piao Er Cai [H], Rosette Pak Choi [H], Ta Ge Cai [H], Tai Gu Cai [H], Tai Koo Choi [H], Tasai [H], Tatsoi [H], Wu Ta Cai [H],
Epithets:	From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
	rapa = turnip (like);
Systematics:	From a USDA Plants Database
	Order: Capparales. Renamed to Brassicaceae -- Mustard family

Physical Characteristics

Biennial growing to 0.9m. It is hardy to zone 7 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Bees. The plant is self-fertile. We rate it 3/5 for edibility and 0/5 for medicinal use.

The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and requires well-drained soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil.

Edible Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked.

Medicinal Uses

Disclaimer

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivation details

Succeeds in full sun in a well-drained fertile preferably alkaline soil[200]. Prefers a pH of 5.5 to 7[200]. Tolerates a pH in the range 4.3 to 7.5. Prefers a cool moist reasonably fertile soil[52].
Chinese savoy is often cultivated, especially in the Orient, for its edible leaves. There are some named varieties.

Propagation

Seed - sow in situ in the spring and early summer.

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Web References

References for Brassica narinosa (a possible synonym).

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database
[P] Data. (uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.

References for Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa (a possible synonym).

[G] Data (Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.

References for Brassica rapa var. narinosa (a possible synonym).

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database

References for Brassica rapa var. rosularis (a possible synonym).

[H] Details of Scandanavian and European Common names in Henriette's names database

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References

[52] Larkcom. J. Salads all the Year Round. Hamlyn 1980
A good and comprehensive guide to temperate salad plants, with full organic details of cultivation.

[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.

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