Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) (Calabrese)
Other names: Asparagus broccoli, Cape broccoli, Italian broccoli, Purple cauliflower, Sprouting broccoli
B. oleracea (Italica Group) are semi-evergreen perennials grown as an annual vegetable crop with triangular, lobed, grey-green basal leaves and short, sturdy stalks bearing rounded, densely packed, edible heads of crisp, blue- to grey-green florets ready for harvest from early summer into autumn.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.8m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Beaumont' (Calabrese 'Beaumont')
Other names: Broccoli 'Beaumont'
'Beaumont' is a vegetable plant with triangular, lobed, grey-green basal leaves and short, sturdy stalks bearing rounded, densely packed, edible heads of crisp, blue- yo grey-green florets ready for harvest from early summer into autumn.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) 'Cendis' (Cauliflower 'Cendis')
'Cendis' is a vegetable plant with triangular, shallowly scalloped, grey-green basal leaves and short, sturdy stalks bearing densely packed, edible heads of crisp, white florets ready for harvest in mid- to late autumn.
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0.75m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Belstar' (Calabrese 'Belstar' )
Other names: Broccoli 'Belstar'
'Belstar' is a biennial cultivated as a vegetable plant with a stout rosette of triangular, lobed, grey-green basal leaves and short, sturdy stalks bearing domed, densely packed, edible heads of crisp, blue-green florets typically ready for harvest in summer or autumn, depending upon when seed was sown.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Parthenon' (Calabrese 'Parthenon')
Other names: Broccoli 'Parthenon'
'Parthenon' is a biennial cultivated as a vegetable plant with a stout rosette of triangular, lobed, dark blue-green basal leaves and short, sturdy stalks bearing domed, densely packed, edible heads of crisp, blue-green florets typically ready for harvest in summer or autumn. Harvest is dependent upon when seed is sown.
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0.7m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Monclano' (Calabrese 'Monclano')
'Monclano' is a vegetable plant with triangular, lobed, grey-green basal leaves and short, sturdy stalks bearing domed, densely packed, edible heads of crisp, blue- to grey-green florets typically ready for harvest from late summer into autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) 'Violet Queen' (Cauliflower 'Violet Queen')
'Violet Queen' is a vegetable plant with triangular, shallowly scalloped, grey-green basal leaves and short, sturdy stalks bearing densely packed, edible heads of crisp, dark purple florets ready for harvest in mid- to late autumn.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) 'White Excel' (Cauliflower 'White Excel')
'White Excel' is a vegetable plant with a rosette of triangular, shallowly scalloped, blue-green basal leaves and short, sturdy stalks bearing densely packed, edible heads of crisp, white florets. Harvest is dependent upon when seed is sown.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Diplotaxis tenuifolia (Wild rocket)
Other names: Mediterranean rocket, Brassica tenuifolia, Sisymbrium tenuifolium., Perennial wall rocket, Perennial wallrocket, Wild arugula
D. tenuifolia is an erect, branching, herbaceous perennial with lance-shaped, deeply lobed, edible, peppery, mid- to dark green leaves and, from late spring to early autumn, racemes of fragrant, bright yellow flowers with four rounded petals.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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