Gorgeous Ornamental Kale Plant - Brassica Oleracea Acephala Crispa for Sale
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- Category:
- Flowering Pot Plants, Groundcovers, Vegetable
- Family:
- Crucferae or Cauliflower family
- Light:
- Sun growing
- Water:
- Normal
- Primarily grown for:
- Foliage
- Flowering season:
- January, February, March, November, December
- Flower or Inflorescence color:
- Yellow
- Foliage color:
- Pink, White, Blue Grey or Silver, Red
- Plant Height or length:
- 50 cms to 100 cms
- Plant Spread or Width:
- Less than 50 cms
- Plant Form:
- Spherical or rounded
- Special Character:
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- Good for Edges ie very small hedge or border
- Attracts butterflies
- Attracts bees
- Suitable for road median planting
- Grows best in cooler regions
- Generally available in India in quantities of:
- Over hundreds
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Plant Description:
- - These are ornamental varieties who form a rosette of color.
- Kales have frilled and wavy leaves.
- They are dwarf plants who may eventually may get up to 3 feet tall.
- They are grown for their long lasting colourful foliage.
- Leaves are blue green. Inner leaves are brightly colored.
- The inner rosette develops color as plants mature.
- Their require night temperatues to drop below 12 to 14 deg to get good color.
- Ornamental kale is edible edible and are mostly used for garnishing or decorating cooked dishes because of their gorgeous colour.
- Flowers are bright yellow. Flower spike is quite long with numerous 4 petal flowers.
- Plants are used in beds, borders and in containers.
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Growing tips:
- - Grow best in full sunlight.
- As they have to grow to a large size fairly quickly they require good fertile soil with excellent drainage.
- Keep plants well irrigated and moint.
- They are easy plants to take care of.
- Watch out for caterpillars - as these feed on the young undeveloped leaves - and may destroy all the show.