Chieftain cabbage
Brassica oleracea 'Chieftain'
AAS Winner 1938
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chieftain' cabbage (Brassica oleracea 'Chieftain') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and as a specimen. 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. Its erect habit and moderate growth fit neatly into a mixed bed. It also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Scallion green onion, Green Zebra tomato, and Kent Beauty oregano.