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Ornamental cabbage: cultivation and tips for planting ornamental cabbage to color the winter garden. Where to find the seeds.
Who is on the hunt for flowers in winter, can find in theornamental cabbagean excellent ally. Savoy cabbage of the speciesBrassica oleracea(variety acephala), is a plant about 20-25 cm tall and can be used to revive the winter garden. It is ideal for borders or colored flower beds. Ornamental cabbage is not edible and its cultivation is for decorative purposes only.
When to grow ornamental cabbage
Those who start from the seed can start sowing in summer (between July and August) while those who start with the planting of already developed plants can proceed from mid-late September.
When you grow theornamental savoy cabbageyou have to pay attention to outside temperatures. The leaf coloring process occurs only if the minimum night temperatures do not exceed 10 - 12 ° C.
Sowing
The sowing period runs from June until all of August. Sow in a protected environment by placing the seeds in cellular containers. Bury 1 - 2 seeds for each socket. Use very soft peaty loam soil. With average temperatures between 18 and 22 ° C, seed germination occurs within 6 - 8 days.
About three weeks after germination, transplant into single pots with a diameter between 12 and 14 cm. Choose a draining substrate, made up of two thirds of peaty loam and one third of fertile soil.
Where to buy the seeds?
In the most well-stocked nurseries or by taking advantage of online sales. For the varieties, take a look at the page dedicated toornamental cabbage on Amazon.
The planting
Those who start from sowing can continue with the final planting when the central leaves begin to color. Choose a sunny and moderately ventilated location.
Theornamental cabbageit resists cold winters and even snow, manages to remain colorful until early spring in the north and late winter in the south.
Avoid cold-wet, stony or poor soil. The ideal will be a loose and well-drained soil.
Ornamental cabbage, cultivation and care
To get godscolorful cabbagesvigorous and resistant, after 10 days from planting, make a first fertilization with fertilizers with a high phosphorus content. These fertilizers are able to improve the rooting and coloring of the leaves. In late summer and early fall, water more frequently. A scarce water supply causes slow growth with yellowing of the leaves and in extreme cases even death of the plant with premature leaf fall and wilting.
When the plant reaches its maturity, in the middle of autumn, the water requirements decrease significantly. Therecolored cabbageit is not demanding at all and, beyond what has been said, does not require special care.
Ornamental cabbage: colors and varieties
For the choice of the variety, rely on the colors: pigeon white for a large white flower, glamor red for a flower with a strong character of an intense color, song bird white has an elegant white flower while the Pigeon victoria is one of the few varieties to present a two-tone flower. The acephala variety mentioned at the top of the page produces bright purple leaves.
Ornamental cabbage, growing in pots
If grown in pots, iornamental cabbages, must be supported by fertilization that must be sustained every 15-20 days. On the market it is easy to find specific liquid fertilizers for green plants, for administration just follow the recommended doses on the label. For the growing colorful cabbage in pots, choose well-sifted fertile soil.
Colorful garden in winter
There ornamental cabbage it's just one of the choices you have to liven up the winter garden. For more information on flowering plants for the winter, please read our article dedicated toPlants that bloom in winter.
