11 Leafy Green Vegetable Varieties to Add to Your Crop Mix [Slideshow]
Compare these leafy green vegetable varieties’ types, color, disease resistances, and other features to find the right one for you.
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Blue Ridge from Sakata Seed America
Type: Kale
Days to maturity: 60 days from transplant
Region(s): Widely adapted to all kale producing areas.
Other: Slow bolting and offers extended harvest -
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Canary from Terra Organics
Type: Swiss chard for baby leaf or bunching
Days to maturity: 40 for baby leaf; 75 for bunching
Region(s): All U.S.
Other: Uniform yellow color -
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Celinet from Enza Zaden and Rupp Seeds
Type: Baby leaf lettuce
Region(s): Eastern U.S.
Other: Narrow cutting surface; good leaf flexibility; attractive leaf -
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Deronda from Enza Zaden and Rupp Seeds
Type: Baby leaf red romaine
Region(s): Eastern U.S.
Other: Dark red, thick-leaved with nice leaf structure -
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Eazyleaf Buckley from Enza Zaden
Type: Red oakleaf
Disease package: High resistance to Bremia lactucae (Bl) 1-8, Nasonovia ribisnigri (Nr) 0, and tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV)
Other: ‘Easyleaf Buckley’ is a beautiful one-cut red oakleaf. Lobed, deep red leaves grow in an upright rosette, forming a highly presentable variety that can be harvested by hand for whole heads, or mechanically for a mix. Pair with ‘Eazyleaf Hampton’ for a vibrant display. -
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Eazyleaf Hampton from Enza Zaden
Type: Green oakleaf
Disease package: High resistance to Bl 1-8, Nr 0, TBSV. Intermediate resistance to lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) 1
Other: ‘Eazyleaf Hampton’ is a voluminous, high leaf count, one-cut oakleaf. Dark, shiny green leaves have a narrow attachment. Ideal for mechanical harvest or hand harvest. Very slow to bolt. ‘Eazyleaf Hampton’ is a flexible variety for year-round production. -
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Holbrook from Syngenta
Type: Romaine
Color: Medium-dark green
Disease package: High resistance to TBSV
Days to maturity: Dependent on growing region/season
Region(s): Coastal California and Desert Southwest
Other: Tall plant with good color, excellent weight and uniformity; good weight and volume for processing market; adequate bottom quality for carton packs -
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Magician from Syngenta
Type: Butterhead
Color: Darker green
Disease package: High resistance to Bl 1-9, Nr 0, TBSV; Intermediate resistance to lettuce mosaic virus 1
Days to maturity: Dependent on growing region/season
Other: Darker green, medium-large, semi-open heads; Ideal for the fresh and processing markets; Good disease resistance and bolting tolerance for reduced production risk; large harvest window for increased flexibility -
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Oriole from Seeds by Design
Type: Swiss chard for baby leaf or bunching
Days to maturity: 40 for baby leaf; 75 for bunching
Region: All U.S.
Other: Uniform orange color -
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Redbor from Bejo Seeds and Stokes Seeds
Type: Kale hybrid; fresh market
Days to maturity: 55 days
Region(s): Northeast; Mid-Atlantic; Midwest
Other: Fine curled -
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Top Bunch from Sakata Seed America
Type: Collard
Days to maturity: 70 days from direct seed
Region(s): Southeast, Northwest; Midwest
Other: Early maturing; wavy, lightly savoyed leaves; vigorous, rapid regrowth.
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Blue Ridge from Sakata Seed America
Canary from Terra Organics
Celinet from Enza Zaden and Rupp Seeds
Deronda from Enza Zaden and Rupp Seeds
Eazyleaf Buckley from Enza Zaden
Eazyleaf Hampton from Enza Zaden
Holbrook from Syngenta
Magician from Syngenta
Oriole from Seeds by Design
Redbor from Bejo Seeds and Stokes Seeds
Top Bunch from Sakata Seed America
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Carol Miller is Editor of American Vegetable Grower. See all author stories here.
