Botanical Name: Brassica oleraceae 'Flowering Kale'
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Common Name: Kale, Oranamental  
Plant photo of: Brassica oleraceae 'Flowering Kale'
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Annual, Vegetable

 

Height Range

Under 1', 1-3'

 

Flower Color

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Flower Season

Winter, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green, Grey Green, Light Green, Yellow Green, Grey, Pink, Purple, Red, Silver, White, Variegated

 

Bark Color

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Fruit Color

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Fruit Season

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Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

Flowering kale and flowering cabbage are fall stables for containers. Grown for the interesting leaf forms and colors, these annuals thrive in our long, cool falls. Though the leaves are edible, they aren't as tasty as their garden kin, but they look lovely on a serving tray cradling other morsels. Typically they grow about 12 to 18 inches tall, and about as wide. The leaves of flowering cabbage tend to be more substantial and plate-like, while flowering kale foliage is more cut and feathery.