Flowering Kale

Common name

Flowering Kale

Botanical name

Brassica oleracea acephala

Variety

Peacock Red

Zone

Grow as an annual.

Light

Sun

Height

15" (38 cm)

Habit

Mounded

Feed

Use all-purpose

Water

2-3 times per week

Bloom Color

Purple

Bloom Time

No Bloom

Maintenance

Trim every six weeks

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About

An indispensable ornamental for the fall garden. This vigorous variety has wide, colorful rosettes of feathery leaves that resemble huge flowers. Great as an accent plant in the garden or add to seasonal combination pots with pansies and ceratostigma. Well-drained, lime-rich soil is best.

Companion Plants

Dianthus

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