(Cabbage)

An large, late-maturing, heirloom cabbage introduced in 1889, 'Mammoth Red Rock' bears dense heads of colorful leaves that are delicious either cooked, preserved, 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 90 to 100 days after sowing, 'Mammoth Red Rock' forms volleyball-sized heads with leathery, blue-green, purple-tinged...

(Kale)

A selection of the heirloom variety 'Green Glaze', this variety is noted not only for the unusual color and texture of its leaves but also for its resistance to heat, cold, bolting, and pests. A cool-season vegetable that resembles a loose-leaved cabbage, the collard has long been a mainstay of gardens and kitchens in the southern United States, but is increasing in popularity elsewhere. Typically grown as an annual, it traces its ancestry to Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved, short-lived...

(Kale, Ornamental Kale)

Bearing large colorful chrysanthemum-like rosettes of red and purple-green leaves, 'Nagoya Red' 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...

(Kale, Ornamental Kale)

Bearing huge chrysanthemum-like rosettes of pink and purple-green leaves, 'Nagoya Rose' 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 purple-green margins and rosy pink...

(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,...