Scientific Name:
Brassica oleracea
(Botrytis Group)
Pronunciation:
brass-EE-kah oh-lur-AY-see-uh
Common Name:
cauliflower
Family Name:
Brassicaceae
Plant Type:
Annual, Biennial
Key ID Features:
Flower buds usually creamy-white and very tightly clustered and harvested as a rounded mass 10-20cm wide.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Urban agriculture
Additional Info:
Google. Biennial in Zones 7-9.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Obovate, Spatulate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Entire