Purple Peacock Broccoli

Scientific Name: Brassica oleracea (Italica Group) 'Purple Peacock'

Plant type

annual / biennial, fruit / vegetable

size

H: 18"-30"
W: 15"-24"

planting zones

1-12

Purple Peacock Broccoli plant details

Purple Peacock Broccoli is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen annual / biennial fruit / vegetable with blue, green and purple foliage. In fall and summer blue and purple flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Purple Peacock Broccoli

Plant type: annual / biennial fruit / vegetable
Plant family: brassicaceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen blue, green and purple
Mature size: 15 IN - 24 IN - wide, 18 IN - 30 IN - tall
Flowers: blue and purple blooms in fall and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Purple Peacock Broccoli

USDA Zones: 1 - 12
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Purple Peacock has green beads, sweet purple stems, and toothy red veined leaves. Young leaves are salad-rate, and mature leaves are as sweet as any lightly steamed kale. Floret stems erupt first as loose heads of broccoli, followed by prodigious side shoots. These are sweet and non-biting as raw "dippers" and salad additions. This "eat everything broccoli" comes from crosses between "Green Goliath" broccoli and two kales. Wild Garden Seed Farm Original Variety.