De Cicco 148 broccoli
Brassica oleracea 'De Cicco 148'
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
'De Cicco 148' 148 broccoli (Brassica oleracea 'De Cicco 148') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. 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 is a mini broccoli that matures in 45 days. Bees and butterflies visit the spring and summer blooms.
Pairs well with Basil, Creeping thyme, and Winter squash.