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| Variety | Days | Plant height | Leaf type | Stem type | Comments | |||||||||||||
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| P | Fordhook Giant | 35-60 | 22-27" | Dark glossy green, deeply savoyed | Broad white | Popular standard for home garden and fresh market. | ||||||||||||
| OG | Rainbow | Beautiful ornamental mix of colorful chards: orange, pink, red, white, and yellow. Tender and tasty. Eating quality not compromised for color. | ||||||||||||||||
| P | Ruby Red | 35-60 | 20-24" | Deep green with red veins, savoyed | Bright red, slightly flattened | Fine quality strain for market and home garden. Beautiful! Also called Rhubard Chard. | ||||||||||||
| P | Technicolor Mix | 35-60 | 21-26" | Light to dark, smooth to crumpled | Narrow to broad | A mixture of four colorful chards: Golden Sunrise – holds color well to maturity, prolific Magenta Sunset – very tender, heat tolerant White Cloud – snow white, tasty and crunchy at maturity Ruby Red – see above. |
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