species
Raphanus sativus
Radish
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Raphanus sativus is a annual in the family Brassicaceae, also known as Radish, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It reaches 25 cm tall and 10 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam, clay or sand soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers in June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 25 cm tall × 10 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Sand
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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