Brassica oleracea

Wild Cabbage, Cabbage, Cabáiste Fiáin, Kale, Cauliflower, Chou Mollier, Haria, Kohlrabi, Marrow Stem Kale, Niko, Puka, Rearea, Red Kale, Romanesco broccoli, Black Cabbage, Borecole, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Collard Greens, Wild Mustard

Description

A herbaceous plant belonging to the Brassicaceae, or Cruciferae family.

Easy to care for, it is well suited to cultivation in raised beds. Vegetable varieties are used in the food industry for their strongly flavoured leaves or for their characteristic inflorescences with a sweetish flavour. Ornamental varieties are suitable for adorning flowerbeds, including those along roadsides, borders and planters, providing a unique splash of colour as the cold sets in during the autumn and winter months, With a compact, globular habit, they are available in a wide range of internal foliage colours which, as temperatures drop, turn creamy white, pink, purple or deep crimson, with varying shades.