Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea
The story
Long before it was bred into the diverse vegetables we recognize today, the uncultivated ancestor of this plant, known as wild cabbage, grew naturally along the coastal landscapes of southwest Europe, quietly carrying the genetic potential for future gardens.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Brassicaceae
How to use it
This species is exceptionally valuable as a food crop, having been cultivated into numerous distinct vegetable varieties including cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Gardening tip
When planning your garden, keep in mind that this species is hardy across USDA zones 2 through 9, making it adaptable to a wide range of climates.
Sources: Grangery
In the kitchen
This versatile plant species includes many common cultivars used as vegetables, such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan, which can be prepared in a wide variety of culinary dishes.
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
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
- Name
- Red Cabbage
- Slug
- red-cabbage
- 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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