(Broccoli)

A vigorous broccoli that produces large heads followed by many side shoots, 'Packman' is also quite heat resistant. It is also early producing heads as early as 55 days from transplant. Its flowers and leaves are uniformly green and its buds, or "beads", are small to medium sized.

One of the most familiar green vegetables, broccoli (also known as Italian or sprouting broccoli) is an excellent choice for the garden. Typically grown as an annual, this cool season vegetable traces its ancestry...

(Broccoli, Premium Crop Broccoli)

This tried and true 1975 All-America Selections winner produces large heads really fast--only 58 days after planting from transplant. It is markedly heat tolerant and resistant to fusarium wilt. 'Premium Crop' will continue to produce many side shoots to extend the harvest. Like all broccoli, plants produce for longer if planted in fall.

One of the most familiar green vegetables, broccoli (also known as Italian or sprouting broccoli) is an excellent choice for the garden. Typically grown as...

(Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage)

An early-maturing, "miniature" red cabbage that resists splitting, 'Red Express' bears dense spherical heads of colorful leaves that are decorative and delicious either cooked or raw. Typically grown as an annual, cabbage is a cool season vegetable that traces its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

Maturing some 65 days after sowing, 'Red Express' forms coconut-sized heads with spreading, leathery outer...

(Ornamental Kale, Red Peacock Ornamental Kale)

The lacy kales in the Peacock Series are planted almost exclusively as ornamentals, and 'Red Peacock' does not disappoint. Its finely dissected, lacy foliage is deep blue-green on the exterior of the rosette and purplish-red on the interior. The red color becomes more pronounced as temperatures grow cooler. It is a very popular landscape kale for the fall.

As beautiful as they are delicious, kale, collards, flowering cabbage, and the other vegetables in this group derive from Brassica oleracea,...

(Kale)

An exceptionally heat- and cold-tolerant kale, 'Red Russian' has large, lobed, uncrinkled leaves prized for their sweet tender flavor. Typically grown as an annual, kale is a cool season vegetable tracing its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

This cultivar bears loose rosettes of thigh-high, gray-green leaves with purple veins and stems. In cool weather the leaves turn red-purple. Despite its relative...

(Kale, Redbor Kale)

A showy and tasty kale, 'Redbor' has ruffled foliage that becomes rich red-purple in cool weather. Typically grown as an annual, kale is a cool season vegetable tracing its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

This cultivar bears purple-tinted, gray-green leaves on branching burgundy-red stems that elongate to knee height. In cool weather the foliage drastically deepens to rich red-purple, while becoming...

(Red Cabbage, Ruby Perfection Cabbage)

A medium to large, split-resistant red cabbage that is ideal as a fall or winter crop, 'Ruby Perfection' bears dense spherical heads of colorful leaves that are decorative and delicious either cooked or raw. Typically grown as an annual, cabbage is a cool season vegetable that traces its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

Maturing some 85 days after sowing, 'Ruby Perfection' forms volleyball-sized heads...

(German Kale, Grünkohl)

The colorful, textural, tasty leaves of dwarf curly kale make it an outstanding plant for both the vegetable and the ornamental garden. Typically grown as an annual, this cool season vegetable traces its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

This kale bears clusters of ruffled and crisped blue-green leaves that stay low and compact. In cool weather the foliage takes on deeper hues that may include hints...

(Savoy Cabbage)

An exceptionally early "miniature" savoy cabbage, 'Savoy Express' bears dense heads of crinkled leaves that are delicious either cooked or raw. Typically grown as an annual, cabbage is a cool season vegetable that traces its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

Maturing a lightning-fast 55 days after sowing, 'Savoy Express' forms coconut-sized heads of pale green, thin, tender, "blistered" leaves. Flavor...

(Cabbage, Stonehead Cabbage)

Aptly named for its solid interior, 'Stonehead' is a 1969 All-America Selections winning cabbage that is early to mature and compact. Plants are ideal for small garden spaces, and the firm, leafy heads are decorative and delicious either cooked or raw. Maturing only 55 days after planting from seedlings, 'Stonehead' forms volleyball-sized heads with upright, leathery, blue-green outer leaves and tightly packed, whitish yellow-green inner leaves. Flavor is robust and sweet. Expect each mature cabbage...