Marathon 151 broccoli
Brassica oleracea 'Marathon (F1) 151'
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
'Marathon 151' broccoli (Brassica oleracea 'Marathon 151') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It ranks among the more cold-hardy crops, and with some winter protection it keeps growing through light freezes. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is ready to harvest in 68 days. Bees and butterflies visit the spring and summer blooms.
Pairs well with Dark Opal basil, Armenian cucumber, and Six Hills Giant nepeta.