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| the cabbage as art |
To wind up Beautiful Edibles week is the pièce de résistance, the most beautiful vegetable on the planet, the purple cabbage. After seeing them growing at the Chicago Botanic Garden last year, I had to have them. That decision was confirmed after seeing them used in urns at the Chicago Flower and Garden show. Is it the perfect rosette form?
The texture of the foliage? The color of glaucous blue with purple? The way the raindrops bead up on it?
I've got three of them planted in containers, and this one is getting close to harvest time.
It's not as big as a cabbage grown in the ground, but is more than sufficient for sauerkraut for two. (The kids don't like sauerkraut.)
My family has a little joke about the girl: she won't eat something if it's "too cute." I used to wonder where she got it from, but now I know it's from me. I find myself beginning to think that cabbage is too beautiful to eat. On its own,
or in with other plants.
I haven't protected them in any way, as I like to see the little cabbage butterflies, and the damage they do is minor.
I will eventually harvest at least one, because the beauty will start to fade.
Or will it?
13 comments:
Fantastic photos B and so much fun. I love the little cabbage butterflies, too. I also like to let kales and cabbages go to seed~cool yellow flowers in the spring. gail
Almost too beautiful to eat, MMD! You are lucky in your cabbage butterflies. Ours devous every bit of flesh, leaving nothing but eerie skeletons of veining. Cool, but not appetizing! Love all your *art shots*. :-)
Frances
Soooo jealous! The cabbage whites leave yours alone pretty well, by the looks of it. Mine are much more hole-chewed, but still (IMHO) pretty. Just maybe not as pretty as yours. :)
p.s. I'm with Gail on the winter beauty, and letting them seed in the spring.
And they look good enough to eat. Love cabbage and your photos are fantastic.
That is definitely a beautiful vegetable! I would have trouble harvesting it too, but I bet you can do it!
Gorgeous photos, but don't let its beauty keep you from harvesting purple cabbage. It's delicious cooked with onions and apples.
Cabbages are amazing and beautiful. Very artistic photos. Hey, did you know you eat them? ;)
Great photos. I must try this in the Sunny Corner Bed next year! :-) That and kale.
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Mary has already come up with my favourite recipe for red cabbage ~ mmmmmmmmm :)
I want a salad with the cabbage and the merlot lettuce. Now that is too beautiful to eat!
une magnifique déclinaison du chou...
Absolutely beautiful, I'd been thinking about putting a few of these in for ornamental effect, and I think you've sold me on them for sure!
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