Brassica oleracea
Please see our Greens Growing Guide for cultural information. Packet: 2g unless otherwise stated (approximately 600 seeds) sows 55' direct seeded or 230' as transplants.
75 days. [Alabama heirloom, original seedstock from Jean Mills. Introduced 2015 by SESE.] Landrace with wide variaton in beautiful leaf colors. Green, blue-green, and purple leaves with white, pale green, and plum-colored veins. Smaller leaves than most collards; plants can...
75 days. [VA/AES] A Vates type collard with increased bolt-resistance, darker blue-green foliage, and enhanced winter hardiness. Non-heading and productive. Pkt (2 g).
75 days. [VA/AES] A Vates type collard with increased bolt-resistance, darker blue-green foliage, and enhanced winter hardiness. Non-heading and productive. (28 g)
[Edward H. Davis & John T. Morgan] Collards are an icon of southern food and an underrated nutritional powerhouse that has long sustained southerners both black and white. This book by two respected geographers traces the path of collards, exploring origins, sharing collard history, and preserving...
[Pre-1880] Especially valuable variety for the sandy soil of the Atlantic coast and in places where it is difficult to grow cabbage successfully. It is resistant to heat and frost, and grows well on poor soil. The open, loose heads are best harvested after frost when they are sweet...
Crop failure, hope to have more seed available again fall 2018 79 days. [Introduced 1820 by David Landreth.] Old-fashioned and unique variety with smooth, bright green leaves. Heat- and frost-resistant, slow-bolting and non-heading. 30-34 in. tall....
70 days. Loose heavy heads with dark green, slightly savoyed leaves. Slow-bolting plants range from 18-24 in. An old favorite with excellent flavor. Pkt (2 g).
80 days. [Florida family heirloom since ~1910. Seed originally via SESE grower Walt Childs. Introduced 1999 by SESE.] Tender greens with good cold hardiness; as the plants experience colder and colder weather, at least half the plants' leaves become a beautiful green-and-white during the...
68 days. [VA/AES.] Slow-bolting collard with large blue-green leaves on 32 in. tall plants. Produces high-quality frost-resistant greens especially suited to the Mid-Atlantic and the South. Pkt (2 g).
70 days. [SC family heirloom from Rodger Winn. Introduced 2009 by SESE.] Heading collard with dark-green savoyed leaves, similar to Morris Heading, but much larger, up to 3 ft. Rodger’s great-aunt made excellent sauerkraut with this. Pkt (2 g)
70 days. [SC family heirloom from Rodger Winn. Introduced 2009 by SESE.] Heading collard with dark-green savoyed leaves, similar to Morris Heading, but much larger, up to 3 ft. Rodger’s great-aunt made excellent sauerkraut with this. Pkt (28 g)
Now sold out for 201775 days. [NC heirloom, seedstock from Benny and Vickie Cox, owners of the famous Collard Shack in Ayden, NC. Introduced 2015 by SESE.] Milder and more tender than most collards, the yellow-tinted leaves form...
Bulk size now sold out for 201775 days. [NC heirloom, seedstock from Benny and Vickie Cox, owners of the famous Collard Shack in Ayden, NC. Introduced 2015 by SESE.] Milder and more tender than most collards, the yellow-tinted...
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Heirlooms introduced before 1940
Varieties well-suited to the Mid-Atlantic and further South
