Burgundy broccoli
Brassica oleracea 'Burgundy'
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, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Burgundy' broccoli (Brassica oleracea 'Burgundy') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is one of the more cold-hardy crops and can keep growing through light freezes with some winter protection. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It gives abundant, concentrated side-shoot yields, so you can keep picking after the first harvest. Its purple and green blooms attract butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Celeriac, Berggarten sage, and Everbearing strawberry.