Redbor kale
Brassica oleracea 'Redbor'
RHS AGM 1999; MBG Plant of Merit 2007; MBG Plant of Merit 2015
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tallup to 18 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Rarely flowers
- Fall color
- Yes
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Redbor' kale (Brassica oleracea 'Redbor') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and specimen planting. It is typically grown as an annual. It is one of the more cold-hardy crops and can keep growing through light freezes with some winter protection. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Its frilly leaves are a deep purple-red, and the plant stays erect at 12 to 18 inches tall.
Pairs well with Bright Lights Swiss chard, Borage, and Cilantro.