Heart of Gold swiss chard
Beta vulgaris 'Heart of Gold'
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
- Orange, gold, golden
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Heart of Gold' Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris 'Heart of Gold') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. 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. Its wide petioles are golden-orange, so it adds bright color to a bed or pot.
Pairs well with Parris Island lettuce, Moss Curled parsley, and Chocolate Miracle Tomato tomato.