Ruby Perfection Cabbage is a cool season annual with edible basal foliage that has vibrant blue-gray outer leaves and a dense global purple-red head with excellent flavor. Best if grown in rich, consistently moist well-drained loamy soils. Ruby Perfection can bounce back after being snacked on by deer and still produce a head.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
1' - 2' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 3' |
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Spacing: |
2' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 11 |
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N/A |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. A cool seasonal plant best grown in spring or fall. Potential insect problems include cabbageworms, cabbage loopers, flea beetles, caterpillars, thrips, slugs and aphids. Root maggots may be a problem in some areas. Watch for leaf spots, blackleg, black rot and yellows.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Edible Garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Dill, Agastache, Sage
IMAGES: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Brassica oleracea Ruby Perfection kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) cultivar413, Chicago Botanic Gdn, Fruit Veg Island, entrance beds 180723 (441), (442) +(443)
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
