(Kale, Ornamental Kale)

Bearing huge chrysanthemum-like rosettes of white and blue-green leaves, 'Nagoya White' makes a wonderful ornamental plant for the fall and winter garden. It is one of several cultivars in the Nagoya Series of ornamental kales. Typically grown as annuals, they derive from Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived perennial from coastal areas of western and southern Europe.

Wide as dinner plates, the dense heads of large crinkled leaves have broad blue-green margins and ivory-white...

(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...

(Kohlrabi)

The rich purple bulbs of 'Purple Vienna' kohlrabi are sweet with crisp, white flesh. Bulbs mature quickly and are ready to harvest 55 days after planting from transplants. This is an ideal kohlrabi for market because it's both beautiful and delicious. Plant when weather is cool, in spring, fall or winter where winters are mild and frost-free.

Grown for its sweet, crunchy, bulbous stems, kohlrabi is one of many crops that descend from Brassica oleracea, an annual or short-lived perennial...

(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...