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
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.
