Asked on Apr 23, 2014
Help! I don't know what the name of this plant is...do you?
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JMTaylor70
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My husband loves this plant and wants to plant it in our flower garden in the front yard. The problem is neither of us know what it's called so we can find it. Please help so I can order some.
12 answers
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It is flowering Kale and you plant it in the fall-it is a cool weather plant which is readily sold at many stores along with mums.
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Apr 23, 2014
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The success with ornamental kale depends on your zone and the kale you put in. Here in Virginia, I plant it in the fall and it sticks around all winter - as the weather gets colder, it deepens in color. It does not spread but can grow a long neck as it gets older. There are many different ornamental kales with different colors and "ruffles." The deer do not bother it.
Gretchen
on Apr 23, 2014
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This is an annual. Here in Atlanta they sometimes do very well...but the one time I planted them they grew into a tall stalk...not pretty. I think this is because we have had such different winters...one we are in t-shirts at Christmas, another it is almost too cold to decorate outside!
Jeanette S
on Apr 23, 2014
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Thank you all so much for the info. May God bless you all.
JMTaylor70
on Apr 23, 2014
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ornamental kale or cabbage I think.
Janiebird
on Apr 24, 2014
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should be at a place that sells plants..
Janiebird
on Apr 24, 2014
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i have always wanted to have one of these so pretty
Hilliriah Jacobs
on Apr 25, 2014
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I planted one in the fall and it did very well for while. But once we got a cold spell, it just flopped over and never recovered.
Liliana Wells
on Apr 25, 2014
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Ornamental Kale for sure
Luis
on Apr 25, 2014
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It is Ornamental Kale and in Canada it is offered by the nurseries in late summer and early fall. People plant it in the gardens or urns for beautiful Thanksgiving and Fall gardens. It likes the cool and tolerates cold (to a point !....it freezes to death here eventually !!). To us, it is just a festive annual.
Sharon Steeves
on Apr 25, 2014
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Ornamental Cabbage. also known as Flowering Cabbage. I see seeds for them and in the fall garden centers carry the plants . They are very pretty colors of life that peek through the snow .
Cindie Taylor-pamula
on Apr 25, 2014
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yes, ornamental cabbage as Cindie said.
Linda Lezousky
on Apr 25, 2014
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