Ornamental kale plantgrow and care – leaf plant variety of Kale also known as Kamome kale or Flowering kale, Ornamental kale plant annual but sometime grow as biennial plant mostly used as Ornamental plant, can grow in temperate, subtropical or mediterranean climate and growing in hardiness zone 2-10a spring planting 10a-11 in autumn planting
Leaves edible the color can be: pink, purple, turquoise, white, green, gray, black, burgundy, red, light blue, blue, green, green and all the shades between and more colors, leaves grow like a flower at the peak of its flowers. The plant has 2-3 circles can be more, every circle colored in different color and shades sometimes in the same color, most inner circles are colored but all options possible, sometimes change of colors is on the same leaf. In several verities green leaves bitter
Leaves shape can be: flat leaf with serrated hedge, whole serrated leaves, frizzy leaf or wavy leaf.
Flower color yellow, the small flowers grow on inflorescence.
Ornamental kale plant for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
How to grow Ornamental kale plant growing and care:
Rich soil that’s been well fertilized Clean Larvae from the leaves
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction? No
Difficulties or problems when growing: Sensitive to hot temperature, white butterfly can eat a lot of leaves and cause irreversible damage
Planting season: Spring / Autumn / Winter
Pests and diseases: Pieris (butterfly), prodenia (Spodoptera)
Pruning season: When it’s start to bloom unless you want the seeds
How to prune:
prune the beginning of the inflorescence
Size of the plant? 0.1-2 m
Growth speed in optimal condition: Fast growing
Water requirement: Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers: Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season: Spring / Summer
General information about the flower Small yellow flowers grow on inflorescence
Thinning the bloom: Unless you want to save the seeds recommend thinning
Pollination is done by: Bee and butterfly
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement: Planting when it’s started to be cold
Saving seeds until sowing: Dry, Cold temperature
Sowing season: Spring / Autumn / Winter
Planting spacing: 30-50 cm, 12-20 inches
Depth of Sowing: 0.5-1.5 cm
Conditions for seeds germinate: Moist drained soil
Watering requires for Seeds: Big amount of water
Germination time: 7-20 days
Condition of seedling: Fertilized ground, light shade, regular watering, and cold temperature
Do the seeds require burying? No
Subspecies
Ornamental kale plant varieties with a wide range of colors and shades, each species contains sub-species
Tokyo Ornamental kale plant – leaves smooth and almost perfectly round Pigeon Ornamental kale plant – outer circle leaves serrated in edges, inner circle serrated edges and wavy Glamour Ornamental kale plant – the outer circle round greens, leafy inner circle frizzy edges Peacock Ornamental kale plant – leaves slender serrated like a feather, form inner circle leaves much more delicate Osaka Ornamental kale plant – a relatively rapid growth, small size kale, wavy leaf edges Color Up Ornamental kale plant – composed from numbers of circuits. Outer circle: flat to circular, Inner circle: leaves wavy to frizzy especially strong colors, edges flat wavy to frizzy
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season Autumn / Winter warm season the leaves can be bitter and in warm climate spring to summer
How to harvest the leaves? Trim in the base of the leaf
Information about leaves: Leaves can be flat leaf with serrated hedge, whole serrated leaves, frizzy leaf, wavy leaf. Colors can be: pink, purple, turquoise, white, green, gray, burgundy, red, light blue, blue, green, green and all the shades between and more colors…
Uses of Ornamental kale plant leaves: Eaten raw, Salad, Used for cooking
