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.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Height: |
0.5' - 1' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 1.5' |
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Spacing: |
1.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
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: 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.
