Kohlrabi, Purple broccoli
Brassica oleracea 'Kohlrabi, Purple'
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
'Kohlrabi, Purple' broccoli (Brassica oleracea 'Kohlrabi, Purple') 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 has purple stems and dark-green leaves with a purple tint. Its flowers draw bees and butterflies.
Pairs well with Amish Paste tomato, Sweet Success cucumber, Woodland strawberry, and Holy basil.