Scientific/Botanical Name:
Genus: Brassica
Specie: B. oleracea
Variety/Cultivar:
English Name:
Common Name:
Wild Cabbage, Wild Mustard
Botanical Family:
Name in Latin: Brassicales
Name in English: Mustard Family
The Plant
Origin: Southern and Western Europe.
Growth Habit: perennial , herbaceous- biennial, tall
Flower: produced in second year, spike 1-2 metres tall with yellow flowers.
Blooming Period: May - August
Leaf: rosette of large leaves, green
Usage:
Cultivated vegetable or ornamental plant.
Care and Handling
Soil: organically rich soil
Amount of water: Moderate, prefer moist soil
Nutrition: general fertilizer
Special handling: high tolerance for salt and lime, Frost hardy
Special feature/remarks:
Cultivars are divided into 7 major groups according to developmental form, These include many common foods - e.g. cabbage, broccoli, cauliflowers, kale, ect,,,,