(Alcosa Cabbaga, Savoy Cabbage)

An early-maturing, "miniature" savoy cabbage, 'Alcosa' bears dense heads of crinkled leaves that are sweet 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 72 days after sowing, 'Alcosa' forms coconut-sized heads with thick, leathery, deep blue-green outer leaves and relatively thin,...

(Arrowhead Cabbage, Cabbage)

An early-maturing, "miniature" cabbage in an unusual shape, 'Arrowhead' bears dense conical heads of thin tender leaves that are sweet 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 66 days after sowing, 'Arrowhead' forms small, pointed "cone-heads" of pale green leaves that are thinner...

(Kale)

A heat-tolerant kale that works well in the vegetable or ornamental garden, 'Blue Ridge' has ruffled blue-green foliage that is especially colorful 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 showy leaves on branching stems that elongate to knee height. In cool weather the foliage takes on richer, deeper...

(Bonnie Hybrid Cabbage, Cabbage)

Productive in cool weather, 'Bonnie Hybrid' yields large cabbage heads that are resistant to Fusarium yellows and tolerant of black rot. Maturing about 75 days after planting from seedlings, 'Bonnie Hybrid' forms volleyball-sized heads with spreading, leathery, blue-green outer leaves and tightly packed, yellowish blue-green inner leaves. Flavor is robust and slightly sweet. Expect each mature cabbage head to weigh between 5 and 7 pounds (2 to 4 kg). Heads resist splitting.

Typically grown...

(Bonnie Mega Hybrid Cabbage, Cabbage)

A huge green cabbage that is ideal for fall or winter culture, 'Bonnie Mega Hybrid' bears massive round heads of waxy green leaves. The firm, leafy heads of this 1951 All-America Selections winner are tightly packed and delicious eaten cooked or raw. Heads are ready to harvest around 82 days after planting from seedlings. Flavor is robust and sweet. Expect each mature cabbage head to weigh between 30 and 50 pounds (13 to 23 kg).

Cabbages are categorized by their texture and color. Most...

(Brussels Sprouts, Bubbles Brussels Sprouts)

If you love Brussels sprouts but live where high heat and humidity are common, you should try 'Bubbles.' It is an outstanding, easy-to-grow, heat-tolerant variety that is also resistant to powdery mildew and drought. It forms strong, upright, knee-high stems lined with fleshy, cabbage-like leaves. In 88 to 90 days after planting, Brussels sprouts are mature and ready to harvest from along the stems.

The Brussels sprout is a cool season vegetable first cultivated in late medieval or renaissance...

(Broccoli)

An Italian heirloom broccoli, 'Calabrese' was first brought to the Unites States in the 1880s. It develops very large heads when mature; these develop around 58-90 days from transplant. This is not a heat resistant variety, so it is best grown as a fall crop when days become progressively cooler allowing plants to develop to their fullest.

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

(Carolina Cabbage Collard Greens, Collard Greens)

This mild tasting collard green produces large, tender leaves with milky white stems. The first tender leaves are ready to harvest after 80 days when planted from seed and are sweetest when gathered in cool weather. In fact, they're sweetest after the first mild frost of fall. Cook them as you would kale or spinach.

As beautiful as they are delicious, kale, collards, flowering cabbage, and the other vegetables in this group derive from Brassica oleracea, a fleshy-leaved short-lived...

(Kale)

An exceptionally hardy, bolt-resistant collard whose leaves remain tender and tasty weeks after those of other varieties have turned bitter from the heat, 'Champion' is a selection of the long-time favorite 'Vates'. 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,...

(Cabbage)

An early-maturing, "miniature" cabbage that holds for weeks in the garden without splitting, 'Charmant' bears dense spherical heads 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 some 66 days after sowing, 'Charmant' forms coconut-sized heads with thick, leathery, blue-green outer leaves...