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flowering kale

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

Biennial used as an cool season annual; large, coarse leaves that forms a loose rosette; leaves tinged with purple, white, and pink colors and provide the ornamental value.

Plant Form or Habit: rounded

Plant Type: biennial

Plant Use: beds & borders container plantings

Propagation: seed

Light Requirement: high medium

Flower Color: yellow

Blooming Period: spring

Height: 10-15 "

Width: 10-15 "

Foliage Texture: coarse

Heat Tolerance: low

Water Requirements: medium

Additional Comments: Ornamental cabbage differes from ornamental kale by the ruffled nature of the leaves and that it forms a head (Capitata Group); ornamental kale has dissected leaves and does not form a head (Acephala Group); plants bolt with warming temperatures in spring.