Oriental vegetables 'Bok choy'

Latin name Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
Quantity per packet Approximately 50 seeds
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Product
identification
Latin nameBrassica rapa subsp. chinensis
FamilyBrassicaceae
TypeVegetable
CycleAnnual
Quantity per packApproximately 50 seeds
Code produitWHPER-0113
Product
description

Bok choy is a remarkable Asian vegetable, known for its rapid growth, elegant appearance, and great versatility in both the kitchen and the garden. With its fleshy white stalks and glossy green leaves, it creates a striking visual contrast, bringing beauty to the garden rows and freshness to your plate. This Pak Choy-type variety is particularly prized for its good resistance to bolting, a valuable quality for ensuring consistent and tender harvests even when conditions become less than ideal. Its crisp texture and mild flavor make it a staple in stir-fries, soups, steamed dishes, and recipes inspired by Asian cuisine. Hardy and adaptable, it thrives in fertile, consistently moist soil, while also showing some tolerance to drier periods. Its sustained growth provides quick satisfaction for the gardener, who can go from sowing to harvesting in a short amount of time. In the vegetable patch, it also integrates very well into intensive seasonal cropping, where every space must produce efficiently without sacrificing quality. It is a reliable, flavorful, and elegant variety, perfect for enriching the garden with nourishing greens and the kitchen with fine and generous textures.

Sowing
guide
Sowing periodApril to August
Sowing depth1 cm (0.4 in)
Germination temperature15 to 21 °C (59 to 70 °F)
Germination time5 to 10 days
Soil
and care
ExposureSun to partial shade
Soil
Fertile and well-drained
Watering
Regular
Container
growing
true
Bloom,
harvest
and garden
Garden use
Stir-fries, soups, steamed dishes, Asian cuisine, fresh harvest
Harvest
30 to 40 days after sowing
Size
and facts
Height30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 in.)
Spread30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in)
Planting
partners
Good companions
Beetroot, carrot, celery, cucumber, lettuce, onion, peas, radish
Avoid planting with
Strawberry plant, climbing bean, tomato
The availability of our seeds varies depending on seasonal availability, production schedules and supplier inventory. Certain varieties may only be offered for a limited time based on their natural growth cycle, sowing period or available stock. These product pages are designed to help and inspire gardeners in choosing the right seeds for vegetable gardens, flower beds, pollinator gardens, container growing, naturalization projects and sustainable outdoor spaces.