Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)

Ornamental Kale

Flowering kale is an ornamental variety of kale, but grown in the same way as kale grown as a vegetable. It has pink or red marbled foliage. It is sometimes sown in Autumn or early Winter to give colour in Spring.

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Occasional watering
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Free draining and fertile

plant information

Common name

Ornamental Kale

Latin name

Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)

type

Annual

family

Brassicaceae

ph

5.5 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

Free draining and fertile
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Ornamental Kale is 0.40meters x 0.40meters

0.40 M 0.40 M

Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)

Propagating by seed

From Late Winter TO Late Spring

Sow seeds in trays in the greenhouse in late Winter. Sow the seeds about 1" apart, and thin out the weaker plants as they grow. Or, for a later crop, sow direct in the soil in mid Spring.

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Summer

Seedlings started off in the greenhouse should be hardened off gradually before being planted outside. Plant 12" - 18" apart (depending on the size of the variety being grown) and allow at least 2' between rows. Firm the plants in well, and give them a really good puddle of water. Seedlings that were sown direct in the soil should be thinned out to 12" apart (or replanted)

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