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Ornamental cabbage is a variety of traditional cabbage, only grown for decorative purposes. It is characterized by pink, purple or white rosettes. It has leaves with wavy edges and a thick stem. Thanks to its richness of colors and durability, it is an excellent ingredient for autumn compositions and cemetery bouquets.
Ornamental cabbage for the cemetery. How to care for it?
Growing ornamental cabbage is not complicated. In autumn you can buy it in any gardening store and immediately plant it in the ground or in pots. It grows best in moist, permeable and slightly acidic soil. It requires regular watering, preferably in the morning, before the sun starts to warm it. Use rainwater or tap water for irrigation. it becomes more intensely colored as the temperature drops, which is why it is so eagerly chosen as a cemetery flower in November.
Will ornamental cabbage survive the winter? It is a biennial plant
At first glance, rosettes of ornamental cabbage resemble large roses. Before the All Saints’ Day celebration, you can buy it in pots near the cemetery. It stays beautiful for a long time and is not afraid of frost and snow. If the winter is mild, the plant will survive intact even until spring. Many people are not convinced about it, because ornamental cabbage from our own, ecological cultivation is edible. It can be used to make bigos or cabbage rolls. For this reason, people perceive it only as a vegetable and not as an ornamental plant.
Source: Gazeta
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