Cauliflower 'Violet Sicilian'
Cauliflower 'Violet Sicilian' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
This Italian cauliflower is a vigorous plant with broad, green-grey leaves and a beautiful violet, compact, 1 - 1.3 kg head. The head turns green when cooked and has a sweet mild taste both raw and cooked. A high mineral content is responsible for the colour. It is best suited to cooler areas and as far north as the cooler parts of South-East QLD.
Product: Cauliflower 'Violet Sicilian'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group
Syn.: syn. Cavolfiore di Sicilia Violetto
Syn. 'Cavolfiore di Sicilia Violetto'. This Italian cauliflower is a vigorous plant with broad, green-grey leaves and a beautiful violet, compact, 1-1.3 kg head. The head turns green when cooked and has a sweet,mild taste both raw and cooked. A high mineral content is responsible for the colour.
Plant type: Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Plant height: 45 - 60 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 8 - 25°C soil temp.
Temperate: Late Dec - May; very cool areas Oct-Feb; inland Feb - Sept.
Subtropical: March - May; hybrids will perform better
Tropical: March - May; hybrids will perform better
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 10 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Sow into seed tray or seedbed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained soil; pH 6 - 7.5; heavy feeder, add compost
Rows: 60 - 75 cm apart
Details: Transplant seedlings by first removing the seed leaves and planting deeper, up to the 1st set of true leaves, this stabilises plants and speeds maturity
Harvest: 65 - 80 days: harvest while heads are still tight and firm to touch
seeds per packet
Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group
syn. Cavolfiore di Sicilia Violetto
Annual cool season crop; frost hardy
Cauliflower 'Violet Sicilian'
This Italian cauliflower is a vigorous plant with broad, green-grey leaves and a beautiful violet, compact, 1 - 1.3 kg head. The head turns green when cooked and has a sweet mild taste both raw and cooked. A high mineral content is responsible for the colour. It is best suited to cooler areas and as far north as the cooler parts of South-East QLD.