I(caps)f you are looking for a beautiful cold hardy plant to last throughout the fall and into the winter. Start ornamental cabbage indoors and add color and texture to your fall planters and garden beds. Ornamental cabbage love cool weather and actually grow best when the temperatures fall below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Ornamental cabbage and kale are the same species as edible cabbages, broccoli, and cauliflower (Brassica oleracea). The coloring of these beautiful plants usually falls within purple, pink, green palettes, and there are a few varieties that are yellow and white in the centers. There’s not much variety to choose from. Most seed packets are simply labeled (ornamental cabbage or ornamental cale.) So it's always best to focus on the color combination that appeals to you when it comes to choose ornamental cabbage seeds.
Ornamental cabbage or kale can be divided into:
. Fringed-leaved cultivars
. Feather-leaved cultivars
Ornamental cabbage plants can reach 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 centimeters) in height, 12 to 14 inches (30 to 35 centimeters) in width. Ornamental cabbage provides beautiful ornamental color from early fall well into winter with frilly green outer leaves and pink, white or purple centers. These cold hardy annuals easily establish from Ornamental cabbage seeds, and as the rest of the flowers in the garden are dying down, ornamental cabbage is just getting started! It takes the cool weather for Ornamental cabbage to start showing their true colors. Light and moderate frosts will intensify the beautiful coloring of Ornamental cabbage plants. If the winter is moderate, it can survive all winter, and in the early spring when temperatures warm, Ornamental Cabbage "Kale" will bolt giving yet another attractive look for the landscape. Ornamental Brassica seeds should be planted 6 - 10 weeks before the first anticipated frost. If you sow the flower seeds too early, the warm weather will keep the color from forming in the young plants. You can either plant in starter trays and transplant once the plant is large enough, or sow Ornamental Cabbage "Kale" seeds directly outside. Plant the flower seeds 1/8 inch deep, 6 inches between seeds, and 18 - 24 inches.
Ornamental Cabbage and Kale Seeds
🛒 Flowering Cabbage - Kale - Nagoya 'Seeds Mix' 🛒
Nagoya Mix’ Ornamental Cabbage "Kale" Seed is a fortuitous mixture of Nagoya Red, Rose and White flowering Cabbage "kale", the combination planting of which will be incredibly striking, to say the very least. Along with the rich rosy-red, vividly pink and noticeably large French vanilla colored rosettes, you have varied exterior foliage colors that combine to craft a kaleidoscope of color in beds or containers!
🛒 Kamome Pink -flowering Cabbage "kale" 🛒
Finally, a decent pink in the tightly fringed form of ornamental kale, growers love the contrast of the dark green outer leaves that surround the attractive medium pink centers. Kamome is a hybrid finged-leaf Brassica (Flowering cabbage and kale). Perfect for fall and winter gardens, it adds color, texture and interest to both landscapes and containers. An ideal season extender as it tolerates frosts and light freezes, and a bonus is cool night temperatures bring out its color. Plants are 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 centimeters) in height, 12 to 14 inches (30 to 35 centimeters) in width Ornamental Brassica seeds should be planted 6 - 10 weeks before the first anticipated frost. If you sow the flower seeds too early, the warm weather will keep the color from forming in the young plants. You can either plant in starter trays and transplant once the plant is large enough, or sow Ornamental Kale seeds directly outside. Plant the flower seeds 1/8 inch deep, 6 inches between seeds, and 18 - 24 inches between rows if planting directly outside. Keep soil moist during germination. This frost-tolerant annual should be grown in full sun in a moist, well-drained soil. Ornamental Brassicas benefit from several applications of a balanced liquid fertilizer during their bloom period. Any Ornamental Brassica plants that don't look the way you want, feel free to eat! While not as tasty as the normal garden kale, the plants are still edible.
🛒 Nagoya White Ornamental Cabbage 🛒
Nagoya white flowering cabbage has a uniform plant habit and produces colorful, attractive fringed leaves. Reducing temperature to promote leaf color is not required on the same scale as with other cultivars. Plan this colorful flowering kale for autumn to winter sales along with pansy and viola. Nagoya is a long-lasting cool season bedding plant that also adds interest to fall containers and color bowls with its colorful, highly fringed leaves. A colorful flowering kale for autumn to winter sales along with pansy and viola Produces attractive fringed leaves uniform in plant habit and growth responds well to plant growth regulators Reducing temperature to promote leaf color is not required on the same scale as with other cultivars recommended for 4-6/10-15 cm inch pots Perfect for fall and winter gardens, it adds color, texture and interest to both landscapes and containers. An ideal season extender as it tolerates frosts and light freezes, and a bonus is cool night temperatures bring out its color. Plants are 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 centimeters) in height, 12 to 14 inches (30 to 35 centimeters) in width Ornamental Brassica seeds should be planted 6 - 10 weeks before the first anticipated frost. If you sow the flower seeds too early, the warm weather will keep the color from forming in the young plants. You can either plant in starter trays and transplant once the plant is large enough, or sow Ornamental Kale seeds directly outside. Plant the flower seeds 1/8 inch deep, 6 inches between seeds, and 18 - 24 inches between rows if planting directly outside. Keep soil moist during germination. This frost-tolerant annual should be grown in full sun in a moist, well-drained soil.
🛒 Coral Queen red flowering ornamental cabbage seeds 🛒
Daikon Radish Ornamental Kale (Brassica Oleracea) - Ornamental cabbage provides beautiful ornamental color from early fall well into winter with frilly green outer leaves and pink, white or purple centers. These cold hardy annuals easily establish from Ornamental Kale seeds, and as the rest of the flowers in the garden are dying down, Brassica Kale is just getting started! It takes the cool weather for Ornamental Kale to start showing their true colors. Light and moderate frosts will intensify the beautiful coloring of Ornamental Kale Brassica plants. If the winter is moderate, it can survive all winter, and in the early spring when temperatures warm, Ornamental Kale will bolt giving yet another attractive look for the landscape. Ornamental Brassica seeds should be planted 6 - 10 weeks before the first anticipated frost. If you sow the flower seeds too early, the warm weather will keep the color from forming in the young plants. You can either plant in starter trays and transplant once the plant is large enough, or sow Ornamental Kale seeds directly outside. Plant the flower seeds 1/8 inch deep, 6 inches between seeds, and 18 - 24 inches between rows if planting directly outside. Keep soil moist during germination. This frost-tolerant annual should be grown in full sun in a moist, well-drained soil.
Outsidepride Ornamental Cabbage | winter hardy
How to Grow
Seeds should be planted 6 - 10 weeks before the first anticipated frost. If you sow too early, the warm weather will keep the color from forming in the young plants
Plant in starter trays and transplant once the plant is large enough, or sow Ornamental cabbage seeds directly outside. Plant the flower seeds 1/8 inch deep, 6 inches between seeds, and 18 - 24 inches between rows if planting directly outside. Keep soil moist during germination. Should be grown in full sun in a moist, well-drained soil
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, pH 6.6 - 7.3
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Average Germ Time: 7 - 14 days
Sowing Rate: 1 - 2 seeds per plant
Height: 12 - 16 inches
USDA Zones: 4 - 9
Season: Annual
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