Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) (Curly kale)
Other names: Borecole, Ornamental cabbage, Ornamental kale, Brassica oleracea var acephala , Brassica oleracea var. sabellica, Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Sabellica'
B. oleracea (Acephala Group) are vegetable or ornamental plants forming a rosette of short, thick stalks bearing large crinkled or rounded, sometimes brightly coloured leaves.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Scarlet' (Kale 'Scarlet')
Other names: Borecole 'Scarlet', Brassica oleracea var. acephala 'Scarlet'
'Scarlet' is an upright vegetable crop plant, usually treated as an annual or biennial with a rosette of short, thick stalks bearing large, crinkled, edible, purple-flushed, dark green leaves turning dark purple in colder weather.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea Alboglabra Group (Kai-lan)
Other names: Gai laan, Kailaan, Chinese broccoli, Chinese sprouting broccoli, Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra , Chinese kale
Alboglabra Group are cultivated vegetable plants with thick, erect stems bearing flat, glossy, blue-green leaves and small, compact flowerheads.
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0.2m max. spread |
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0.4m 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 |
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) Northern Lights Mix (Ornamental kale Northern Lights Mix)
Other names: Flowering kale Northern Lights Mix, Flowering cabbage Northern Lights Mix, Ornamental cabbage Northern Lights Mix
Northern Lights Mix are evergreen, short-lived perennials, often grown as ornamental annuals, with large, open rosettes of rounded, finely divided leaves in shades of cream, rose-pink, red and green.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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