Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea botrytis)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Brassica oleracea botrytis is a BIENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from May to August, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. The plant is self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild cabbage-like flavour, they make an excellent cooked vegetable and are also very acceptable in salads. — Immature flowering head - raw or cooked.; A mild cabbage-like flavour, they make an excellent cooked vegetable and are also very acceptable in salads.; By careful selection of cultivars, it is possible to produce flowering heads all year round.; A mild cabbage flavour, they make a good cooked vegetable.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in the wild. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)