Couve Tronchuda Portuguese Kale / Cabbage  - Heirloom Vegetable - B. oleracea - 100 Seeds Lotus and east through the northern

and east through the northern Mediterranean region to Turkey

Red flowers marked with yellow and black in the winter through early spring

The plant is bulky and grows up to 1 meter high

Barleria is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae

the counterpart of blood in men and animals

Couve Tronchuda Portuguese Kale / Cabbage  - Heirloom Vegetable - B. oleracea - 100 Seeds Lotus and east through the northernMore heat tolerant than other kales, for a longer harvest period in spring and autumn. Leaves are large, flat, rounded, similar to collards, but very large and with very prominent white veins. The leaves are more succulent, and the flavour is more cabbage like than other kales. The fleshy stems or petioles are enjoyed as well.