Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group)
Common Name: kale, collard
Family Name: Brassicaceae
Origin: Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Plant Type: Annual, Biennial
Mature Size: 0.2 - 0.4m x 0.1 - 0.3m (height x width)
Habit: Dense
Form: Round
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Bedding plant, Fall interest, Urban agriculture
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil or Media:
Leaves: Simple, Lobed, Basal, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Ovate, Crenate, Undulate (wavy)
Flowers: Panicle, Yellow, May-Jun
Fruit: Silique, Yellow, Green, Brown, Jul-Sep
Key ID Features:
Basal crenately lobed foliage; very showy throughout spring and fall.