Osaka Pink flowering cabbage

Brassica oleracea 'Osaka Pink'

VegetableBrassicaceae

Osaka Pink flowering cabbage
Salt tolerantEdible
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

BorderFood gardenPollinator gardenSpecimen

Attracts

ButterfliesBees

Notes

'Osaka Pink' flowering cabbage (Brassica oleracea 'Osaka Pink') 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. Butterflies and bees visit it, and it tolerates salt.

Pairs well with Red Sails lettuce, Berggarten sage, and Angelica.