General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Water Preferences: Mesic
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Bees

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Common names
  • Bok Choy
  • Pak Choi
  • Celery Mustard
  • Chinese Chard
  • Chinese Cabbage
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
  • Synonym: Brassica rapa var. chinensis

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Location: international market (Indy)
Date: 2023-03-25
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-06-10
Bolting to flowers.
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-09-23
Location: Long Island, NY 
Date: 2013-05-17

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 22, 2013 1:10 PM concerning plant:
    Bok Choy is delicious. It is my favorite Chinese green. If you have never eaten Bok Choy, I urge you to try it. The flavor is incredible. Baby Bok Choy is simply a type of Bok Choy that stays extra tender because it does not grow very large.

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