Rapini Seeds – Heirloom Italian Broccoli Raab
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-9892-RAP-DEF
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- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Rapini (Brassica ruvo), widely known as Broccoli Raab or Cime di Rapa, is a cherished Italian heirloom leafy green prized for its deeply serrated leaves, slender tender stems, and small, scattered broccoli-like flower buds. Delivering a bold, pleasantly bitter, nutty flavor profile, it is an essential staple in Mediterranean cooking, famously sauteed with garlic, chili flakes, and olive oil or tossed into rustic pasta dishes. Fast-growing and cold-tolerant, it thrives in cool weather and provides rapid spring or autumn harvests.
Specifications
- Plant Name: Rapini / Broccoli Raab (Brassica ruvo)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Specialty Culinary Greens (Annual)
- Color: Deep emerald-green foliage with small green flower heads
- Plant Characteristics: Upright branching habit, deeply lobed oak-leaf foliage, thin tender stalks, cluster of loose florets
- Suitable Space: Vegetable patches, raised beds, kitchen garden rows, container gardens
- Season: Cool Season (Early Spring / Autumn)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors mid-April to May as soon as soil can be worked; sow again August for crisp autumn crops.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Watering Needs: Moderate (requires consistent moisture for rapid, tender growth)
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