Beet, Early Wonder Tall Top beet/chard
Beta vulgaris 'Beet, Early Wonder Tall Top'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Beet, Early Wonder Tall Top' (Beta vulgaris 'Beet, Early Wonder Tall Top') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It handles cool weather and a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. The medium-green leaves grow on red stems, so the plant looks good in a mixed border.
Pairs well with Tropicana lettuce, Teddy dill, and Santo cilantro.