Lacinato Kale broccoli
Brassica oleracea 'Lacinato Kale'
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
'Lacinato Kale' broccoli (Brassica oleracea 'Lacinato Kale') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and pollinator gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Few crops handle cold as well, and with a little winter protection it grows on through light freezes. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its flowers attract butterflies and bees. It also tolerates salt.
Pairs well with Red Sails lettuce, Cannellini bean, and Woodland strawberry.