Italiko Red broccoli
Brassica oleracea 'Italiko Red'
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
'Italiko Red' broccoli (Brassica oleracea 'Italiko Red') 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 matures in about 40 days. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms, and the plant tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Ancho pepper, Lemon balm, and Holy basil.