Brassica rapa var. cymosa ‘Fasanese Turnip Greens’ SEEDS

Description

Brassica rapa var. cymosa ‘Fasanese Turnip Greens’ seeds grow into the Fasanese cima di rapa a traditional heirloom variety of rapini (turnip tops) from Fasano, a town in the province of Brindisi in Apulia, southern Italy. Brassica rapa var. cymosa is the cima di rapa / rapini group cultivated forms of the turnip species grown for their leafy shoots and tender flower buds rather than roots. ‘Fasanese’ indicates the variety’s origin in Fasano, a centre of traditional Apulian vegetable cultivation. This selection produces tender, lush leafy shoots with a slightly more pronounced bitter character than other southern Italian selections; used in the same traditional preparations as all Apulian cime di rapa. Family Brassicaceae.

Full sun; fertile, moist soils; cool temperate to Mediterranean conditions. Sow autumn-winter in Mediterranean zones; spring in temperate regions. Harvest when flower buds form but remain closed. Named cultivar may NOT breed true from seed.

• ‘Fasanese’ = from Fasano, Brindisi province, Apulia; traditional southern Italian heirloom selection of cima di rapa
• Cymosa = cyme-bearing; var. of B. rapa for shoots/buds; rapini; slightly more pronounced bitter character
• Apulian heirloom from the Brindisi area; pasta con cime di rapa tradition; harvest before flowers open
• Genus Brassica: 37 species; Eurasia; Family Brassicaceae; Order Brassicales
• Full sun; fertile moist soils; cool Mediterranean; autumn-winter sowing; harvest young; named cultivar may not breed true

Brassica rapa var. cymosa ‘Fasanese Turnip Greens’ is an Apulian heirloom from the Brindisi coast, a traditional selection of cima di rapa with its own distinct character that reflects the long tradition of southern Italian market-gardeners breeding their local rapini varieties to suit the specific conditions and culinary preferences of their home territory.

IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.