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Savoy Cabbage

Brassica oleracea

Savoy Cabbage

The story

Long before it was bred into the diverse vegetables we recognize today, the ancestor of Savoy cabbage grew as a wild cabbage native to southwest Europe.

Sources: Grangery, en.wikipedia.org

How to use it

This species is widely cultivated and utilized for food, serving as the source for many common vegetable crops including Savoy cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, kohlrabi, and gai lan.

Sources: Grangery, en.wikipedia.org

Gardening tip

When planning your garden, keep in mind that Savoy cabbage is a hardy plant that can be grown across USDA hardiness zones 2 to 9.

Sources: Grangery

In the kitchen

This versatile species includes many common cultivars used as vegetables, such as Savoy cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, kohlrabi, and gai lan.

Sources: Grangery, 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

Zone 1Zone 13

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
Name
Savoy Cabbage
Slug
savoy-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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