Cabbage (Brassica oleracea capitata)

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

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Rounded.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweeter and milder in flavour making them more suitable for raw eating. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; Cabbages are generally used as a cooked vegetable, though the shredded leaves can also be eaten in salads.; Dutch cabbages are generally sweeter and milder in flavour making them more suitable for raw eating.; Those leaves in the heart of the plants are more tender than outside leaves and so are also more suitable for eating raw.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in the wild. (Zone 7)