General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 90-120 cm
Plant Spread: 15-20 cm
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Dynamic Accumulator: P (Phosphorus)
Ca (Calcium)
S (Sulfur)
Mn (Manganese)
Zn (Zinc)
Cu (Copper)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Provide darkness
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Self
Bees

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Common names
  • Rape
  • Sarson
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Brassica napus subsp. napus
  • Synonym: Brassica napus subsp. pabularia

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Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-03-19
Location: Ontario Farm Field Canada
Date: July
Brassica napus subsp.napus  Ac
Location: Holzheim, Belgium
Date: 2010-08-20
Location: Holzheim, Belgium
Date: 2010-08-20
Location: Potohar, Pakistan.
Date: 2013-03-03
Location: Potohar, Pakistan.
Date: 2013-03-03

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