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Brassicaceae
Rape
Brassica napus
Also known as Rapeseed, Oilseed rape, Canola, Brassica napus f. typica
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Brassica · Oilseed · Cool-Season · Crop · Canola · Mustard Family · Fast Growing · Garden · Edible
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyCulinaryAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Brassica napus (Rape) is a robust, fast-growing cool-season crop that thrives in full sun to partial shade with consistently moist, fertile soil. Water regularly during dry spells but avoid waterlogging. It performs best in cooler temperatures and is well suited to garden beds or field cultivation.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly and allow top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.2
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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