Brassica oleracea botrytis cymosa Sprouting broccoli (Cruciferae)

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Brassica oleracea botrytis cymosa
Sprouting broccoli
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The Brassica oleracea botrytis cymosa plant species is found in A cultivated form of B. oleracea. It is a member of the Cruciferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Sprouting broccoli.

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Latin Name:  Brassica oleracea botrytis cymosa
Common Name:  Sprouting broccoli
Family:  Cruciferae
Author:  DC.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  0.9   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Not known in the wild.

Edible Uses: Young flowering shoots - raw or cooked[1, 16, 37, 46]. These are harvested when about 10cm long and whilst the flower buds are still tightly closed. When cooked they are sweet and tender with a delicious flavour[K]. They are also very productive, the more they are harvested then the more they produce[K]. The shoots are produced from late winter until late spring[K]. When picking the stems, make sure that you leave behind a section of the stem with leaves on it, since the plants will often produce new side shoots from the leaf axils[K]. Leaves - cooked. A pleasant cabbage flavour, though they should not be harvested in quantity since this would depress yields of the flowering shoots[K].

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