Glamour Red Ornamental Kale (Brassica oleracea 'Glamour Red')
BRASS-ih-kah oh-ler-AY-see-ah 'Glamour Red'

Annual (usually grown as an annual near you) in the Brassicaceae Family
 
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Size Notes Price Availability
Tray of 6 #1 gallons Greenhouse $40.95 Likely available
11/1 - 11/8
1/24 - 4/4

Glamour Red is a fringed ornamental kale with an unusually glossy, non-waxy leaf surface that makes its red coloring read especially vivid. Bred by American Takii, it won the 2011 All-America Selections Cool Season Bedding Plant Award -- the first kale, edible or ornamental, to win an AAS award in 78 years of trialing.

Pros

  • AAS Cool Season Bedding Plant Award winner
  • Glossy leaf surface shows off color vividly
  • Compact, tidy rosette habit
  • Good disease tolerance in all regions

Cons

  • Grown as a cool-season annual only
  • Fades once summer heat arrives
  • Standard Brassica pests (cabbage worms, aphids) can occur
Highlights
  • Glossy, non-waxy fringed red foliage
  • 2011 All-America Selections winner
  • Compact 12in habit, good for containers
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 10 - 12 inches tall. 12 - 14 inches wide.
Sun Exposure Full Sun - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium
Tags Annual, Annual in Chicago, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Colorful Foliage, Container, Deciduous, Edible Foliage, Edibles, Full Sun, Grown as Annuals, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Medium, Popular For Fall, Red Foliage, Vegetables
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Commonly Planted with...

Pairs well with mums, pansies and violas, and other cool-season annuals that share its tolerance for cold.

Photos of This with...

Crane Bicolor Kale, Glamour Red Ornamental Kale, Ruby Red Perfection Cabbage, Black Pearl Ornamental Pepper, Primo Mahogany Monster Coral Bells, Goldilocks Creeping Jenny, Jester Ornamental Millet, Supertunia Latte Petunia,
 
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Past Availability
2023 : 08/16 - 09/30

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Field-Grown vs. Greenhouse-Grown Plants

Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.

Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.


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