Vegetables

Rainbow Swiss Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla

Neon stems in gold, pink, crimson and white. Cut it and it grows back.

$3.25100 seeds
Quantity

A mix of chard selections with stems in every warm color, glossy savoyed leaves, and a long harvest window. Cut outer leaves at the base and the plant keeps producing from the center for months — through light frost, and in mild regions straight into the next spring. Tolerates heat better than spinach and part shade better than most greens. Handsome enough to plant in a flower bed.

Where it comes from. A traditional mix of long-grown European chard selections.

Growing details

Seeds per packet
100 seeds
Days to maturity
55-60 days
Sun
Full sun to part shade
Spacing
8-12 in.
Planting depth
1/2 in.
Mature size
18-24 in.
Botanical name
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla