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Growing Home - Flowering Kale

Everyone knows about kale as an edible leafy vegetable, but did you know there is a Flowering kale? Flowering kale are a variety of kale that have super vibrant, colorful pink, lavender, red, violet and white leaves arranged like a gigantic rose blossom. It is sometimes known as flower cabbage but is a true Kale. While it is edible, the leaves are bitter and mainly shows up on the dinner plate as a garnish. Flowering kale grows best at higher altitudes where there are cooler nights and it can even tolerate light frosts.