FoliageOrnamental Kale
Brassica oleracea
Ornamental Kale (Brassica oleracea) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 2-11, that matures to about 1-1.5 ft × 1-1.5 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring and summer. It attracts butterflies, moths and pollinators.
- USDA zones
- 2-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1-1.5 ft × 1-1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Moths, Pollinators
- Native to
- W. Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Ornamental Kale is hardy to about -50°F (estimated from USDA zone 2), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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