Broccoli Romanesco
Brassica oleracea
The story
The story of this plant begins in southwest Europe, where its uncultivated ancestor, wild cabbage, is native. From this single wild species, gardeners and farmers across Europe and the world developed a diverse family of vegetables, known in various cultures by names like Gemüsekohl, Kool, and Cavolo.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, Wikidata
- Family
- Brassicaceae
How to use it
This species is widely cultivated for food production. Its various cultivars, such as cabbage, broccoli, kale, and Brussels sprouts, are grown globally as vegetable crops.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Gardening tip
When planting Broccoli Romanesco, keep in mind that this species is hardy in USDA zones 2 through 9.
Sources: Grangery
In the kitchen
This species, Brassica oleracea, includes many common cultivars used as vegetables. You can prepare and eat various forms of this plant, such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
About
Brassica oleracea is a plant species from the family Brassicaceae that includes many common cultivars used as vegetables, such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan. The uncultivated form of the species, wild cabbage, is native to southwest Europe.
At a glance
What it needs
USDA hardiness
Zones 2–9
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Broccoli Romanesco
- Slug
- broccoli-romanesco
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Brassica
- Species
- oleracea
- Category
- Brassica
- Hardiness zone (min)
- 2
- Hardiness zone (max)
- 9
- Average height (cm)
- 0
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 52
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