Ornamental Cabbage & Kale
September 18, 2020 / /
Great plants for fall! Cabbage and Kale keep their brilliant color long after the rest of the flowers have gone to bed for the winter. The perfect accent with mums, pansies or asters, cabbage and kale add a crisp bold look to flower beds and containers and are easy to grow!
DESCRIPTION: Leaves are thick like cabbage and they are edible. The blue-green leaves are showy and open from the center. Centers are usually white tinged with pink, red or purple. Kale has curled leaves. Cabbage has smooth leaves.
HABIT: Grows 10-15” tall with rosette leaves.
CULTURE: Full sun, prefers moist, well-drained soil.
UTILIZATION: Provides attractive color contrast for accent and pattern plantings or pots and containers.