General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names
  • Swiss Chard
  • Beet
  • Mangold
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Beta vulgaris var. cicla
  • Synonym: Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla

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