This biennial broccoli was found as a chance seedling population in New Jersey. The first years leaves can be used like collard leaves and then the following year the plant produces small florets that can be cut and use the same way you would broccoli. The flavor of this species is amazingly good and its durability and deep tap root make it easy to grow. We haven't noticed any cabbage butterflies on it and the deer seem only mildly interested in it compared to the next row of sugar beet foliage. Spacing can be adjusted to 3 inches apart between plants. The plants grow up to 2-3 ft. for us. The seeds can be saved from this selection very easily. The birds also like the seed as the capsules split open in the early fall.
| Plant Specs |
| Genus & Species |
Brassica rapa |
| Hardiness |
-20F root hardy |
| Height (ft) |
2-3 ft. |
| Climate |
Zone 4-8 |
| Ease of Cultivation |
A good self seeding broccoli that really isn't a broccoli. The plants really provide the most edible part of its life cycle in its second year. Not well known, this really is a delicious discovery. |
