| Scientific Name: | Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group) |
| Common Name: | cabbage, head cabbage |
| Family Name: | Brassicaceae |
| Origin: | Europe, Garden origin |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Annual (grown as), Biennial |
| Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense |
| Form: | Round, Vase |
| Texture: | Very coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Urban agriculture |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Basal, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Obovate, Orbicular, Crenate, Entire, Undulate (wavy) |
| Flowers: | Raceme, Yellow, Sep-Oct |
| Fruit: | Silique, Green-yellow, Oct-Nov |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves formed in first year are basal, rounded to obovate, 12-20cm long x 10-15cm wide, sessile (or with petioles at least on outer whorls), clustered around a short stem to form a dense globular head; panicle supporting yellow to cream flowers form on a stem with alternate leaves in the second year. | |