Bull's Blood Beets is a heirloom culinary annual primarily grown for its edible dark red foliage and sweet red roots. The plant is fast grown and reaches maturity within one to two months. Grows best in cool weather with full sun and rich light soils with good drainage. Harvest times usually occur in late summer to mid fall.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
0.5’ - 1' |
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Spacing: |
1' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
2 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
N/A |
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Maintenance Needs: Low maintenance plant. No serious pests or diseases. Beets may suffer from downy or powdery mildew, root rots, or leaf spots. Watch for aphids, leaf miners, leafhoppers, and flea beetles.
Landscape Uses: Accents or Group Plantings, Kitchen Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.
Companion Plants: Cabbage, Beans, Onion
Images: Photos by cultivar413, (1) CBG Fruit Veg Island - Anniversary Heirloom Beds, Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood' Red Leaf Beet 150627, (2) from Fallbrook, California, 190909 029 Chicago Botanic Gdn - Fruit Veg Island, Juniperus chinensis 'Hetzii' Juniper, Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood' Beet, Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' Sage, Antirrhinum 'Sonnet Orange Scarlet' Snapdragon (48861078953), CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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