Brassica oleracea var. longata (Jersey walking stick)
Other names: Jersey cabbage, Giant walking stick kale, Brassica oleracea 'Palmifolia', Giant Jersey kale, Cow cabbage, Long jacks, Tree cabbage
B. oleracea var. longata is a vigorous biennial or short-lived perennial forming a tall, straight stem topped with a rosette of large, edible, ovate, blue-green leaves and open racemes of yellow flowers from late spring to late summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Taunton Deane' (Kale 'Taunton Deane')
Other names: Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Taunton Dene Cottagers Kale', Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Taunton Deane Cottagers Kale' , Cottager's kale, Perennial kale 'Taunton Deane'
'Taunton Deane' is a robust perennial grown as a vegetable crop with a rosette of thick, upright, purple stems bearing large, veined, edible, blue-green leaves. White flowers in summer are rarely produced.
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1m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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