Common Names: Couve Penca, Couve Tronchuda, Couve Portuguesa / Green cabbage

Classification:

Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Brassica
Species: B. oleracea acephala
Plant type: A beautiful typical portuguese cabbage, mostly open leaf and with a small head. Very popular in many tradicional portuguese dishes like the well known “cozido à portuguesa”. Also very popular in the Christmas tradicional dishes. It is a precoce and large sized variety, producing large green leaves with white, tender and edible stalks.

Origins: its origin dates back to Greek and Roman times.

Mature Height: 60 cm (2 ft.)

Hardiness: Zone 7 (-17 °C / 0 °F) and higher.

Sun: Best in full sun. Tolerates some shade.

Foliage: Large, mostly open leaf with a small head and white, tender and edible stalks. Leaves are tender and are used primarily for stewing.

Usage: The plant is cultivated for its large, medium to dark green, edible leaves.

Harvesting: Leaves are harvested when needed at any stage, depending on consumer preference and intended use. Leaf harvesting continues until flowering when leaf productivity goes down.


Additional notes:
- Please be advised that I cannot estimate customs costs, in case you are from outside of the European Union, and that I take no responsibility for such costs.
- For those deliveries that need the fitosanitary certificate, you will have to ask for it and it has to be paid by you as an additional cost. I also take no responsibility in case the customs authority of your country for some reason does not let the leaves, herbs or plants get to you.

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