Peacock 'Red flowering kale
Brassica oleracea 'Peacock Red'
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
'Peacock 'Red' flowering kale (Brassica oleracea 'Peacock 'Red') 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. Its erect form grows at a moderate rate. Bees and butterflies visit the spring and summer blooms.
Pairs well with Black Cherry tomato, Bouquet dill, and Lemon balm.