Osaka Red Ornamental Cabbage

Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) 'Osaka Red'

Osaka Red Cabbage is a cool season annual with deeply serrated basal foliage that has green outer leaves and dark purple-red heart that intensifies after a few hard frosts.  While edible, its not as tender and grown for it ornamental value.  Best if grown in rich, consistently moist well-drained loamy soils.   

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: Photo by Proven Winners, Osaka Red Flowering Cabbage, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Brassica oleracea var. acephala Osaka Red 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Brassica oleracea var. acephala Osaka Red 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Photo by David J. Stang, Brassica Osaka Red 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Photo by David J. Stang, Brassica Osaka Red 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.