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Narrowed By:Type: Annuals+ Uses: Container, Focal Point+ Tolerance: Deer Tolerant, Frost Tolerant+ Foliage: Colorful+ Height: 1 - 3 ft.
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Beta vulgaris 'Ruby Red' Beta vulgaris 'Ruby Red'
(Swiss chard)
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This is a sweet Swiss chard with beautiful candy-apple-red stalks and dark green, crinkly leaves with touches of red. Both the leaves and the stalks are very ornamental and 'Ruby Red' is great in a vegetable or cottage garden, or in an ornamental bed or border. It is especially attractive when grown with plants whose colors call attention to the red coloring. Although related to beets, the root is inedible, but the leafy greens are valued for their mild flavor and high nutritional value.

Brassica oleracea Brassica oleracea
(Ornamental cabbage, Ornamental kale)
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Rosettes of cabbage foliage are grown as annuals for fall and winter interest. Color intensifies in cooler temperatures (below 50°F). Good for bedding and containers.


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