Bonarda broccoli
Brassica oleracea 'Bonarda'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bonarda' broccoli (Brassica oleracea 'Bonarda') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Few crops handle cold as well, and with a little winter protection it grows on through light freezes. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is a productive overwintering variety. Bees and butterflies visit its flowers.
Pairs well with Genovese basil, Bouquet dill, and Berggarten sage.