| Description | An ornamental vegetable that is at its prime in the fall of the year. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full sun to partial shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | Prefers humus rich well drained soils but very adapatable. |
| Temperature | Once established they are very cold hardy and will last late into the fall in zone #5. |
| Flowers | The beauty of these plants is not in the flowers but in the foliage. When the plants bolt (flower) they tend to lose their desired form. It is really a hardy biennial grown as a half-hardy annual. |
| Leaves | The plant forms a loose head. The leaves can be entire, wavy, scalloped or frilled. Colors are reds, pinks, green and white/cream. |
| Dimensions | Very's with the cultivars but 10-14" high by 12-18" spread is a good average. |
| Propagation | Easy to grow from seed. |
| Misc Facts | Ornamental Cabbage and Ornamental Kale are botanically two different plants but mostly we don't distinguish between them. Ornamental Cabbage (B.oleracea capitata) forms a dense head with wavy or scalloped leaves and when in flower looks like a big rose. Ornamental Kale (B. oleracea acephala) has loose or deeply cut leaves and doesn't form a head. |
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