• Nsc flower seeds Ornamental kale is a cool-season foliage plant grown in loose, colorful rosettes featuring frilly, deeply serrated leaves.

Key Characteristics

• Scientific Name:Brassica oleracea
• Family: Brassicaceae (mustard family)
• Size: Grows 12 to 18 inches tall and wide.
• Foliage: Unlike ornamental cabbage (which has smooth, rounded heads), ornamental kale features dissected, ruffled, or feathery leaf edges.
• Color: Inner leaves display vivid shades of pink, purple, red, white, and cream. Colors deepen when temperatures drop below 50°F (10°C).
• Life Cycle: Treated as a cool-season annual, though it is technically a biennial that blooms with small yellow flowers in its second year before dying.

Growing Requirements

• Light: Thrives best in full sun.
• Soil: Prefers rich, well-drained, organically rich loam kept consistently moist.
• Hardiness: Highly frost-tolerant, surviving temperatures down .