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Nine Star Perennial Broccoli !!



What do we have here? Rare 18th century heirloom. Finally got my hands on some Nine Star Perennial Broccoli. Nearly impossible to find in the USA.
This hardy, over-wintering brassica is a splendid and useful plant, producing a largish, central, cauliflower-like white head each spring, surrounded by anything from 5 to 15 smaller white multi-heads. Tastes slightly stronger in flavor than cauliflower, more like a cross between cauliflower and broccoli. Cropping improves if unused heads are removed before they go to seed. Very vigorous, this plant should go on for years. Hardiness zone 6+. It’s very possible to harvest up to 50 sprouting florets from one plant per season. Requires very rich soil. Tastes like a mild cauliflower with a hint of broccoli – very delicious.
This  is so exciting! 

Found Here: Brassica oleracea botrytis aparagoides


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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I too am in search of this Nine Star Broccoli to no avail in the U.S. The link you posted doesn't show this as available any longer. :( Any thoughts on where else I might find it. Thank you.

Garden Medusa said...

I would check back with them in the fall and see if they have seeds. Otherwise I have only seen them available in the UK and they don't ship to the US anymore because of cov|d mandates and shipping delays.

Unknown said...

I too am in the USA, searching for nine star perennial broccoli. I found through high mowing organic seeds a Santee F1 sprouting broccoli...I wonder if it's at all similar... Will it be perennial, or long harvesting?