Sun. Allow one square foot/plant. 18 to 24 inches. The standard for open pollinated curly green kale. We normally offer Winterbor, a prized hybrid variety. We were unable to obtain seeds for this season due to a crop failure.
Sun. Do to the seed shortage of Winterbor we are offering Darkibor as areplacement for this season. It has good cold tolerance and a dark green color.
Photo courtesy Johnny’s Selected Seeds.
Sun. Allow 1 square foot per plant. Lacinata, aka dinosaur kale and Tuscan kale is an open pollinated kale with very blue-green sword-shaped leaves that range from smooth to lightly crinkled. Flavor is more delicate than green curly kale.
Sun. Allow 1 square foot per plant. Russian kale (which actually originated in Canada) is a tender, cut leaf variety of kale. Red Russian has green leaves with a purple stem and veining while White Russian has a white stem and white veining. White Russian kale plants tend to be extremely vigorous with huge leave. White Russian withstands very cold temperatures. Either variety, if left to overwinter, will send out new leaves early in the spring then begin to bolt. These flower buds are delectable.
Sun. Allow 1 square foot per plant. Winterbor produces dark, blue-green, ruffled leaves. Harvest Winterbor throughout the summer into very late fall.
Full sun. Provide one square foot per plant. Seabor is a hybrid kale variety that produces deep blue-green leaves with a fair amount of leaf curl. We trialed this variety in our market garden in 2015 when Winterbor was unavailable. Seabor does not produce as big a plant nor as big a leaf as Winterbor but it is a good substitute until Winterbor seed is readily available.
Partial shade to full shade. 4 inches. Hardy to zone 5. A vigorous ground cover or a plant to spill over container edges. Lavender, snapdragon-like flowers are borne above scollop-edged heart shaped leaves. This is a prolific self-seeding plant. Deadheading will eliminate unwanted offspring. Prefers a moist well-drained soil.
Sun to partial shade. 5 to 8 feet. Large cottage garden style plant with arching spikes of rich rose-red flowers. Large heart shape leaves really add to the display this plant can provide. For the biggest plant and the best flowering performance plant in rich, moist, well drained soil in full sun.
Full sun. 12 to 16 inches tall, spread 10 to 12 inches. Lavender does best in very well drained neutral to alkaline soils. Plant Blue Scent Early for an extra early display of its deep lavender flowers.
Full sun. 11 to 13 inches tall, 9 to 11 inches wide. Blue Spear has long, upright fragrant flower spikes in deep denim blue. The high density of the flower spikes yields a stunning sea of blue when done in a mass planting. Lavender requires well drained soils.