previous
  • NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
    NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
  • Containers as Focal Points
    Containers as Focal Points
  • Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
    Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
  • Make a Succulent Topiary
    Make a Succulent Topiary
  • Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
    Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
  • Fragrant Plants for Pathways
    Fragrant Plants for Pathways
  • Designing with Curved Terraces
    Designing with Curved Terraces
  • Homegrown / Homemade
    Homegrown / Homemade
  • Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
    Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
  • Thoughts From a Foreign Field
    Thoughts From a Foreign Field
  • In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
    In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
  • Mulch for a Healthy Garden
    Mulch for a Healthy Garden
  • Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
    Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
  • Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
    Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
  • Lawn Alternatives
    Lawn Alternatives
  • 6 Tips for Weed Control
    6 Tips for Weed Control
  • Pretty in Pink
    Pretty in Pink
  • Comfortable Alfresco Dining
    Comfortable Alfresco Dining
  • Dwarf Citrus Trees
    Dwarf Citrus Trees
  • Save Money by Growing Your Own
    Save Money by Growing Your Own
  • Plants that Spark!
    Plants that Spark!
  • Building a Compost Bin
    Building a Compost Bin
  • Colorful Selections for Shade
    Colorful Selections for Shade
  • Elephant's Ears
    Elephant's Ears
  • Stylish Shady Containers
    Stylish Shady Containers
next
Find a plant:

OR Browse All Plants


Brassica oleracea (Ornamental cabbage, Ornamental kale)

Brassica oleracea Photo/Illustration: Danielle Sherry

(Based on 2 user reviews)

Rate this plant

Plant Showcase - from our advertisers


Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Brassica oleracea BRASS-ih-kah oh-ler-AY-see-ah Common Name: Ornamental cabbage, Ornamental kale Genus: Brassica
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.
 Noteworthy characteristics: Colorful foliage. Hardy, late season interest.
 Care: Fertile soil in full sun.
 Propagation: Sow seed in the garden in spring or in a cold frame in early spring.
 Problems: Leaf miners, caterpillars, aphids, harlequin bugs, root maggots, nematodes, cabbage white butterfly, flea beetles. Black leg, white rust, black leaf spot, powdery and downy mildews, damping off, white mold, club root, and root knot nematodes. Cool weather eliminates most of these problems.
Height 1 ft. to 3 ft.
Spread 1 ft. to 3 ft.
Growth Habit Clumps
Growth Pace Moderate Grower
Light Full Sun Only
Moisture Medium Moisture
Maintenance Low
Tolerance Frost Tolerant
Characteristics Showy Foliage
Foliage Color Colorful/Burgundy Foliage
Uses Beds and Borders, Container
Seasonal Interest Winter Interest, Fall Interest
Type Annuals

Plants you might also like

Centaurea cineraria 'Colchester White' Centaurea cineraria 'Colchester White'
 (1 user review)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Best used as a foliage plant, this plant's intricately cut, frosty-silver leaves produce a large, elegant arching mound. It also bears pale lavender-blue pin-cushion flowers on lanky 30-inch stems in late spring.
Calibrachoa 'Callie Rose Star’ Calibrachoa 'Callie Rose Star’
(Callie Rose Star) (1 user review)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This rose-and-cream Calibrachoa is one of a kind. The unique markings on the petals and the plant's mounding habit make it a standout in hanging baskets and containers.
Begonia grandis ssp. evansiana Begonia grandis ssp. evansiana
(Hardy begonia) (2 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This tuberous begonia bears green heart-shaped foliage with red veining and claret-stained undersides that steal the show when backlit. Pendent clusters of slightly fragrant, satiny pink or white blossoms open from midsummer until frost. It makes a good perennial companion for ferns and hostas.
Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl' Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl'
(Ornamental pepper) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This pepper boasts the most dramatically deep purple-black leaves and fruit imaginable. The vigorous, bushy plants grow to 18 inches tall and almost as wide. Flowers are lilac, and dark black peppers emerge in fall.
Calibrachoa 'Superbells Tequila Sunrise' Calibrachoa 'Superbells Tequila Sunrise'
(Millon bells, Trailing petunia) (1 user review)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Calibrachoa is a relatively new genus of flowering plants. The first cultivars weren't released until 1992. This cultivar's self-cleaning, petunia-like flowers are painted in a sunny mix of orange, red, and yellow. It is an easy-to-grow, trailing perennial, often used as an annual in hanging baskets, window boxes, and other containers.