Ornamental Kale
Brassica oleracea
The versatile ancestor of your favorite garden vegetables.
- Plant Type
- Perennials & Annuals
- Width
- 1-2 Ft.
- Height
- 1-1.5 Ft.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 4 - 11
- Sun requirements
- Full Sun
- Design image count
- 1
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Brassica oleracea is a versatile biennial or perennial plant known as the wild ancestor of many common vegetables. In its first year, it forms a stout rosette of thick, fleshy, grayish-green leaves designed to store water and nutrients. By the second year, it produces a tall woody spike reaching 1.5 meters, adorned with clusters of four-petaled yellow flowers. Thriving in full sun and nitrogen-rich soil, this hardy species is salt-tolerant and essential for diverse culinary uses.