Looking for the best leafy green varieties to grow? Which selections in lettuce, spinach, mustard greens, kale, and more) are a good fit for your farm? Scan the photo gallery for fresh choices from leading seed breeders and distributors.
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Black Jack (Tozer Seeds, Stokes Seeds, Inc.)
A Tuscan kale variety with an erect habit and slender leaves. ‘Black Jack’s’ high production will give multiple harvests of uniform leaves. Matures in 60 days.
‘Boxfish RZ’ is a hybrid spinach that is very dark in color, with thick, round leaves. Its upright growth maintains growing power in slightly colder soil. A strong disease package. Matures in 25 to 40 days.
This colorful greens mix includes pak choi, tatsoi, mizuna, and mustard in a spectrum of colors; golden yellow, red, purple, light and dark green. The well-balanced formulated blend provides a full range of leaf types, textures, and flavors for an exceptional greens mix.
‘Cash Crop’ collard has a vigorous upright plant habit, with long petioles, ideal for bunching. The leaf surface is flat with a deep-green color. It has excellent regrowth rates with high leaf count. It can be stripped as early as 50 days from transplant and allowed to regrow. ‘Cash Crop’ has a fine vein extension presentation, easy to harvest with good internode separation. This hybrid collard is best suited for summer through fall, and mid-spring harvest. Matures approximately 75 days from transplant, but can extend to more than 100 days.
‘Dazzling Blue’ is a Lacinato-type kale. It has blue-green leaves with purple midribs. It’s cold tolerant, the cool temperature intensifies the color! Ideal for fresh market. Matures in 70 to 80 days.
Diamondback RZ (Rijk Zwaan USA, Osborne Quality Seeds)
‘Diamondback RZ F1’ is a fast-growing, savoy baby-leaf spinach. It has uniform, oval leaves and an upright habit that keeps cuts clean in spring and fall programs. It brings a strong downy mildew resistance to help hold quality under pressure and maintain consistent leaf finish. The quick cycle supports tight harvest windows, and the sturdy texture suits washed baby-leaf packs. Works well in shoulder-season slots. Matures in 25 days for baby leaf.
‘Early Mizuna’ is a fall to winter crop. This mustard spinach can withstand a mild frost. It has vigorous growth and high yields. The light-green serrated leaves have a prolific branching habit. ‘Early Mizuna’ is mild and tasty when young. It adds a nice flavor to salads and becomes only mildly mustardy when mature. Matures in 40 to 50 days.
‘Full Heart 65’ is an OP escarole that has healthy, broad dark-green outer leaves, with a deep heart (which is white) at the core. A Gowan premium selection of this classic line. Matures in 85 days.
‘Kallard™ Sweet Kita’ is the first of its kind kale/collard cross. It offers the best traits of both crops! A multi-use variety, bunch and baby leaf (indoor and outdoor). A visually interesting and uniquely flavorful kale and collard combination, ‘Kallard™ Sweet Kita’! Days to maturity baby leaf is 30 to 35 days. Days to maturity from direct seed is 60 to 70 days.
‘Karillo RZ’ is a kale variety that produces dark-green curly leaves. The deep sitting growth point makes it suitable for mechanical harvest and the edible stem will not hollow or pith. They are harvestable after 45 days after transplant. Matures in 45 to 75 days.
‘Kingsnake RZ’ is a high-yielding semi-savoy spinach featuring large, round leaves and a coarse, uniform leaf structure, with a good resistance package. The durability, strong growth vigor and medium-fast development make ‘Kingsnake RZ’ a reliable performer across production cycles. Matures in 25 to 30 days, depending on region and time of year.
This edible flower mixture has blossoms that have a pepper sweet flavor. A colorful and flavorful addition to salads. Matures in 60 to 90 days. A fresh market pleaser!
Powerball (Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Vegetables by Bayer)
‘Powerball’ is an iceberg (crisphead) lettuce with average uniformity of maturities, sizes, and heading habit. It has medium, smooth ribs, short cores, and large frame with good cover. Market leading Fusarium and downy mildew resistance. An open field, fresh market lettuce. Region: Western U.S. in open field fresh market, plant Sep 28 through Oct 15.
This beautiful green pak choi has smooth crisp leaves, a tight upright habit, and excellent uniformity. The deep-green leaves have compact petioles and form shorter dense heads, suited to wrapping. A strong summer season performer with bolting tolerance. Matures in 40 days.
‘Redbor’ kale plant averages 24 to 26 inches in height. The fine curly leaves turn from green with pink veins, to a striking maroon color as it matures. The color is enhanced when season turns cooler. Matures in 55 days.
All-America Selections 2026 Gold Medal Winner! ‘Rubybor’ is a curly kale that brings deep-purple color to market bunches and mixed greens, holding its purple stems and veining, even through summer heat. The upright, compact plants stay uniform and productive, with trials reporting as much as double the leaf weight of other red kales. The leaves are finely frilled, tender, and mild enough for raw salads while still standing up to cooking. Plant it for spring through fall harvests. Maintains well under high heat. Great for fresh market and processing. Matures in 60 days.
‘Thurman F1’ is a spinach variety with a slight savoy leaf with nice texture. It has good heat tolerance and great uniformity. Strong mildew and Stemphylium package, and slow growing.
‘Top Bunch 2.0’ is an early maturing collard that resembles ‘Top Bunch’ with wavy, lightly savoyed leaves that regrow quickly after harvest. Matures in 70 days.
