Kale, Japanese Flowering

Kale is an all-around great annual leafy green to have in your garden. With so many varieties, there is sure to be one you and your family will like. They are quick to grow, easy to maintain, and have a cut-and-come-again growth habit (our favorite). This allows it to provide for your family over a long growing period. One plant can go a long way. Get a few varieties and you're set for kale for the season! 

This flowering Japanese kale is one of the most colorful leafy greens we have seen, and it tastes as good as it looks! Its breathtaking ruffled leaves are green, cream, purple, and rose-colored and have a delicious flavor. Packed with nutrients, this Japanese kale is perfectly balanced with sweetness, elegance, and color, making it a popular culinary choice. Due to its gorgeous characteristics, this kale is commonly grown for cool weather landscaping and garden designs.

Days to Maturity: 75-90 days

Plant size: 24” tall and 12-18” wide

Plant spacing: 12-15” apart

Sun, soil, and water requirement: This kale prefers 6-12 hours of sun in fertile, well-draining soil that is rich in organic matter. Consistent watering will produce bigger plants and harvests.

Harvesting: You can begin to harvest your kale about one to two months after transplanting it into your garden. Kale leaves can be cut one by one, as needed, or you can harvest the entire plant all at once. If harvested as needed, it’ll continue to grow and provide for you and your family over a long growing period.

Culinary: This variety works well with sautéing, steaming, or any cooking method that softens the leaves. Before eating raw curly kale in a salad, you can tenderize it by letting the leaves sit in citrus or vinegar-based dressing, or by simply massaging the leaves with your hands.

Nutrients: Kale is one of the most nutrient-dense veggies you can have in your garden. Packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, vitamin C, and so much more.

Companion planting: Plant near aromatic herbs, cabbage family, marigolds, nasturtiums, beets, celery, cucumbers, dill, garlic, hyssop, lettuce, mint, onions, potatoes, rosemary, sage, spinach, and swiss chard.

Keep away from pole beans, strawberries, peppers, tomatoes, and peas.

Container friendly

Please Note:

** Pots and plants may vary from the picture depending on the size and maturity ordered. All plants have been carefully hardened off and are ready to be transplanted into their permanent garden home or pot once delivered.

** Growing details provided are general. Conditions will change depending on your location, elevation, climate, rainfall, and accessible sunlight.

** Nutritional information is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or another qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.