Cauliflower refers to cauliflower, cauliflower is an annual plant of the genus Brassica in the family Cruciferae, also known as cauliflower, coconut cauliflower, kale flower, foreign cauliflower, bulbous kale.

Biennial herb, 60-90 centimeters high, frosted. Stem erect, stout, branched. Basal and lower leaves oblong to elliptic, 2-3.5 cm long, gray-green, rounded at the tip, spreading, not convoluted, entire or finely-dentate, sometimes the leaf blade decurrent, with several lobules and winged;

Racemes terminal and axillary; flowers pale yellow, later turning white. Long-horned fruit terete, 3-4 cm long, with 1 midrib, beak thicker proximally and thinner distally, 10-12 mm long. Seeds broadly elliptic, nearly 2 mm long, brown. Fl. April, fr. May.

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< p>Cauliflower root system is developed, regeneration ability, suitable for seedling transplantation. 0 ℃ below the susceptibility to frost, 25 ℃ above the formation of flower bulbs difficult. Leaf tuft growth and flowering requires warmth, the appropriate temperature 20-25 ℃.

Flower bulb formation to go through a low-temperature vernalization stage, cauliflower is not strict requirements for light conditions, but more stringent requirements for water, neither waterlogging, nor drought tolerance.

The adaptability of the soil is strong, but with high organic matter, deep soil layer of sandy loam is the best, suitable for the soil pH 5.5-6.6. Salt tolerance is strong, in the salt amount of 0.3% -0.5% of the soil can still grow normally.