Brassica oleracea (Ornamental cabbage)
Other names: Ornamental kale
B. oleracea is a vegetable plant (grown as an ornamental for winter interest) with a short, thick stalk and a large, compact head of leaves in winter and spring.
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0.25m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea (Gemmifera Group) 'Nautic' (Brussels sprouts 'Nautic')
Other names: Brassica oleracea var gemmifera 'Nautic'
'Nautic' is a perennial grown as an annual vegetable crop with an erect stem bearing rounded, veined, dark grey-green leaves and small, tightly-packed, cabbage-like, edible, grey-green buds ready for harvest approximately 120 days after sowing.
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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 (Acephala Group) 'Redbor' (Kale 'Redbor')
Other names: Borecole 'Redbor', Brassica oleracea var. acephala 'Redbor'
'Redbor' is a vegetable with dark green, tightly curled leaves in autumn and winter. Best picked when still young and tender. Good winter hardiness and tolerance to pests and diseases.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.4m 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 (Gemmifera Group) 'Evesham Special' (Brussels sprouts 'Evesham Special')
Other names: Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera 'Evesham Special'
'Evesham Special' is a perennial grown as an annual vegetable crop with an erect stem bearing rounded, veined, dark grey-green leaves and small, tightly-packed, cabbage-like, edible, grey-green buds ready for harvest approximately 16-20 weeks after sowing.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea capitata 'April' (Cabbage 'April')
Other names: Spring cabbage 'April'
'April' is a cultivated cabbage plant with a short, thick stalk and a large, compact head of edible leaves in spring.
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0.25m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea capitata 'Jewel' (Cabbage 'Jewel')
Other names: Cabbage 'Red Jewel'
'Jewel' is a cultivated vegetable plant producing a short, thick stalk and a compact, round head of edible, purple-red leaves from mid-autumn to mid-winter.
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0.25m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea capitata 'Wintessa' (Cabbage 'Wintessa')
Other names: Savoy cabbage 'Wintessa'
'Wintessa' is a cultivated vegetable plant producing a short, thick stalk and a compact, round head of edible, wrinkled leaves from mid-winter to early spring.
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0.25m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea capitata 'Roderick' (Cabbage 'Roderick')
Other names: Red cabbage 'Roderick'
'Roderick' F1 is a cultivated vegetable plant producing a short, thick stalk and compact, small heads of edible, purple-red leaves from mid-autumn to mid-winter.
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0.25m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Brassica oleracea capitata 'Ormskirk' (Cabbage 'Ormskirk')
Other names: Savoy cabbage 'Ormskirk'
'Ormskirk' is a very hardy, winter-maturing Savoy cabbage plant producing medium sized heads of edible spring greens in late winter and spring.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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