Bull's Blood beet
Beta vulgaris 'Bulls Blood'
MBG Plant of Merit 2010; MBG Plant of Merit 2015
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, burgundy
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Bull's Blood' beet (Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. You can harvest it about 35 days after planting, so it suits a quick crop. It also needs little care.
Pairs well with Lettuce, Cilantro, and Bouquet dill.