Brassica oleracea convar. acephala 'Nero di Toscana' plant © copyright  

Brassica oleracea convar. acephala 'Nero di Toscana'

Black leaf kale Nero di Toscana

Black palm kale - Nero di Toscana From late spring until early summer in a seedbed in open ground. Thin out slightly and plant out after 5 or 6 weeks. An old heritage variety, most popular in Toscane as ‘ribollita’ and also used in Portugal as ‘caldo verde’, a cabbage soup.