Thursday, January 04, 2007

Colorful Cauliflower

Check out these beautiful and unique cauliflower varieties that are flourishing in the Ida B. Wells school garden. The top one is Romanescu, the other Purple. Cauliflower is in the Brassica family, where all the mustards and cabbages belong. What part of the plant do we eat from a cauliflower? It's an easy one—the flower, just before it opens!


1 comment:

Christa said...

I've seen the first one before, but the purple one -- that's new to me. How pretty! I like vegetables that are just as interesting to look at as they are to eat.

This purple cauliflower, I think, would make an interesting addition to a bed or border of purple-hued flowers. Nice color.