ornamental kale
Brassica oleracea Acephala Group (ornamental)
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- 0
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea Acephala Group (ornamental)) is a vegetable for borders, specimen planting, and food gardens. 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 grows 24 to 36 inches tall with an erect habit. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers in spring and summer.