Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Brassica oleracea 'Sunset'
Ornamental kale provides something unique and unusual for the garden or bouquets. Florists love these attractive small headed leaf cabbages. Best grown in places where the temperature drops below 10˚C, so ideal for autumn and winter. ‘Sunset’ has red centre with dark outer leaves. 20 seeds.
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Annual
Climate
Cold
Temperate
Hot Arid
Tropics/SubTropics
GermType
Fast germinating seeds
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow direct to garden or into trays to transplant later. Plants start to colour once temp. drops below 10˚C. Once plants are 15cm tall remove outer leaves (repeat 3-4 times as plant grows). Provide support in windy positions. Handles frost.
Spacing/Spread
0.3 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Mar 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Apr 30th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Mar 1st to Jun 30th