Description
Enhance your winter garden with Brassica Oleracea Ornamental Kale Seeds, known for their vivid foliage and decorative leaves. Ideal for backyard borders, garden beds, and container planting, these plants provide long-lasting color and texture during cooler months.
Ornamental Kale thrives in cooler temperatures and is perfect for gardeners seeking low-maintenance, eye-catching leafy plants for seasonal displays.
Features
- Produces colorful and decorative foliage
- Ideal for winter gardens, backyard borders, garden beds, and containers
- Low-maintenance and hardy in cooler temperatures
- Compact growth suitable for edging and decorative planting
- Adds texture, color contrast, and visual interest to garden spaces
- Attracts pollinators when in bloom
Specifications
- Scientific Name: Brassica Oleracea
- Common Name (U.S.): Ornamental Kale
- Seed Type: Annual leafy ornamental seeds
- Color: Purple, green, white, and mixed varieties
- Plant Height: 1218 inches
- Bloom Season: Late fall through winter (foliage decorative; blooms are secondary)
- USDA Zones: 210
- Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil enriched with organic matter
- Watering: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist
- Planting Depth: 1/8 inch
- Germination Time: 714 days
- Optimal Germination Temperature: 6070F (1521C)
- Spacing: 1218 inches apart
- Maintenance: Fertilize lightly during growth; remove yellowing leaves; mulch to retain soil moisture
Planting Guide
- Sow Seeds: Plant 1/8 inch deep in well-draining, fertile soil indoors or directly outdoors 68 weeks before the first frost.
- Transplanting: Move seedlings to garden beds or containers once 34 true leaves appear.
- Location: Full sun to partial shade for best leaf color and growth.
- Watering: Keep soil moist during early growth; reduce slightly once established.
- Care: Fertilize lightly, remove yellowing or damaged leaves, and mulch to maintain soil moisture and protect roots.
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