This the main group of edible brassica plants.

It includes common food plants like Broccoli, Cabbage, Kholrabi, Cauliflower and Brussel Sprouts.

All the plants in the species are very high in Vitamin C and Calcium.

Seedsaving from these plants is difficult due to high insect cross pollination and the many varieties within the species that have such different forms. Crosses are highly variable.

Kale - 'Chou Moullier' - giant variety/Brassica oleracea var. acephala

• Title: Kale - 'Chou Moullier' - giant variety/Brassica oleracea var. acephala
• Categories: brassica oleracea var. acephala
• Latin Name:Brassica oleracea var. acephalaSeed Life:4years Sow:Spring and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Grows to 1.5m. Eat leaf by leaf. Good chook food.Keep separate from all other flowering Brassica oleracea.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" oleraceus: from L: olus, oleris= "pot herb", from Gk: elaia= "olive tree", "like herbs or vegetables" acephala: from Gk: a= "no", "without", kephale= "head" (from Indo European- base: ghebh= "head")

Kohl Rabi - Early Vienna White/Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

• Title: Kohl Rabi - Early Vienna White/Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
• Categories: brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
• Latin Name:Brassica oleracea var. gongylodesSeed Life:4years Sow:Spring and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Eat bulbous stem raw or cooked.Keep separate from all other flowering Brassica oleracea.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" oleraceus: from L: olus, oleris= "pot herb", from Gk: elaia= "olive tree", "like herbs or vegetables" gongylus: from Gk: gongylos= "ball", "round", "spherical" (from Proto Indo European- base: geng, gong= "lump", "rounded object"

The Brassica rapa species are widely used for the green leaves.

There are many varieties originating from Asian countries.

Bok Choy, Choy Sum, Wombock are typical plants.

Asian greens - 'Shoho'/Brassica rapa

• Title: Asian greens - 'Shoho'/Brassica rapa
• Categories: brassica rapa
• Latin Name:Brassica rapaSeed Life:5years Sow:Spring, Summer and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Big form of Bok Choi. Easy to grow.Keep separate from other flowering asian brassicas such as Wong Bok & Pak Choy.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" rapa: from L: rapa, rapum= "turnip", (from Proto Indo European- base: rap= "turnip")

Bok Choy/Brassica rapa var pekinensis

• Title: Bok Choy/Brassica rapa var pekinensis
• Categories: brassica rapa var pekinensis
• Latin Name:Brassica rapa var pekinensisSeed Life:5years Sow:Spring, Summer and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.These quick growing greens are good in stir-fry dishes. White-stemmed variety.Keep separate from other flowering asian brassicas such as Wong Bok & Pak Choy.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" rapa: from L: rapa, rapum= "turnip", (from Proto Indo European- base: rap= "turnip") pekinensis: from L: pekinensis= "of or from Beijing, China"

Radish - Daikon/Raphanus sativa

• Title: Radish - Daikon/Raphanus sativa
• Categories: raphanus sativa
• Latin Name:Raphanus sativaSeed Life:4years Sow:Spring, Summer and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Long white root. Pickled in Japanese cuisine.raphanus: from Gk: raphanos= "easily reared", "appearing rapidly" sativus: from L: sero= "to plant", "to sow",="sown", "planted"

Mustard/Brassica juncea

• Title: Mustard/Brassica juncea
• Categories: brassica juncea
• Latin Name:Brassica junceaSeed Life:0years Sow:Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterPropagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Peppery leaf for salads. Black seed.Do not allow to flower together with mustard or turnips.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" juncea: from L: juncus= "rush", "reed"

Mizuna/Brassica juncea var. japonica

• Title: Mizuna/Brassica juncea var. japonica
• Categories: brassica juncea var. japonica
• Latin Name:Brassica juncea var. japonicaSeed Life:2years Sow:Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterPropagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Salad green with finely cut leaves. Also known as Japanese parley.Do not allow to flower together with mustard or turnips.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" juncea: from L: juncus= "rush", "reed" japonica: Japanese, from Chinese: jih pun= "sunrise"

Rocket/Eruca sativa

• Title: Rocket/Eruca sativa
• Categories: eruca sativa
• Latin Name:Eruca sativaSeed Life:2years Sow:Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterPropagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Peppery salad green. Easy to grow and prolific.eruca: from L: eruca= "colewort", perhaps lit. "hairy caterpillar" (plant has downy stems, related to ericus= "hedgehog" sativus: from L: sero= "to plant", "to sow",="sown", "planted"

Mustard/Brassica juncea

• Title: Mustard/Brassica juncea
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Brassica junceaSeed Life:0years Sow:Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterPropagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Peppery leaf for salads. Black seed.Do not allow to flower together with mustard or turnips.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" juncea: from L: juncus= "rush", "reed"

Bok Choy/Brassica rapa var pekinensis

• Title: Bok Choy/Brassica rapa var pekinensis
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Brassica rapa var pekinensisSeed Life:5years Sow:Spring, Summer and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.These quick growing greens are good in stir-fry dishes. White-stemmed variety.Keep separate from other flowering asian brassicas such as Wong Bok & Pak Choy.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" rapa: from L: rapa, rapum= "turnip", (from Proto Indo European- base: rap= "turnip") pekinensis: from L: pekinensis= "of or from Beijing, China"

Asian greens - 'Shoho'/Brassica rapa

• Title: Asian greens - 'Shoho'/Brassica rapa
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Brassica rapaSeed Life:5years Sow:Spring, Summer and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Big form of Bok Choi. Easy to grow.Keep separate from other flowering asian brassicas such as Wong Bok & Pak Choy.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" rapa: from L: rapa, rapum= "turnip", (from Proto Indo European- base: rap= "turnip")

Kale - 'Chou Moullier' - giant variety/Brassica oleracea var. acephala

• Title: Kale - 'Chou Moullier' - giant variety/Brassica oleracea var. acephala
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Brassica oleracea var. acephalaSeed Life:4years Sow:Spring and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Grows to 1.5m. Eat leaf by leaf. Good chook food.Keep separate from all other flowering Brassica oleracea.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" oleraceus: from L: olus, oleris= "pot herb", from Gk: elaia= "olive tree", "like herbs or vegetables" acephala: from Gk: a= "no", "without", kephale= "head" (from Indo European- base: ghebh= "head")

Radish - Daikon/Raphanus sativa

• Title: Radish - Daikon/Raphanus sativa
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Raphanus sativaSeed Life:4years Sow:Spring, Summer and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Long white root. Pickled in Japanese cuisine.raphanus: from Gk: raphanos= "easily reared", "appearing rapidly" sativus: from L: sero= "to plant", "to sow",="sown", "planted"

Mizuna/Brassica juncea var. japonica

• Title: Mizuna/Brassica juncea var. japonica
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Brassica juncea var. japonicaSeed Life:2years Sow:Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterPropagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Salad green with finely cut leaves. Also known as Japanese parley.Do not allow to flower together with mustard or turnips.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" juncea: from L: juncus= "rush", "reed" japonica: Japanese, from Chinese: jih pun= "sunrise"

Rocket - Wild Arugula /Diplotaxis tenuifolia/muralis

• Title: Rocket - Wild Arugula /Diplotaxis tenuifolia/muralis
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Diplotaxis tenuifolia/muralisSeed Life:2years Sow:Spring.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Peppery salad green. Easy to grow perennial.Does not cross with regular rocket.Diplotaxis: from Gk: diploos= "double", taxis= "arrangement (of leaves)" (from Proto Indo European- base: tag= "to set aright") tenuifolia: from L: tenuis= "thin" (from Proto Indo European- base: ten= "to stretch"), folio= "leaf", "sheet of papaer" (from Proto Indo European- base: bhulyom= "leaf", Gk: phyllon= "leaf") muralis: from L: murus= "wall" (from Old Latin: moiros, moerus= "wall")

Kohl Rabi - Early Vienna White/Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes

• Title: Kohl Rabi - Early Vienna White/Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Brassica oleracea var. gongylodesSeed Life:4years Sow:Spring and Autumn.Propagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Eat bulbous stem raw or cooked.Keep separate from all other flowering Brassica oleracea.Brassicaceae: from L: brassica= "cabbage" oleraceus: from L: olus, oleris= "pot herb", from Gk: elaia= "olive tree", "like herbs or vegetables" gongylus: from Gk: gongylos= "ball", "round", "spherical" (from Proto Indo European- base: geng, gong= "lump", "rounded object"

Rocket/Eruca sativa

• Title: Rocket/Eruca sativa
• Categories: brassicaceae (formerly cruciferae) - cabbage family
• Latin Name:Eruca sativaSeed Life:2years Sow:Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterPropagation :Cross-pollinated by insects.Peppery salad green. Easy to grow and prolific.eruca: from L: eruca= "colewort", perhaps lit. "hairy caterpillar" (plant has downy stems, related to ericus= "hedgehog" sativus: from L: sero= "to plant", "to sow",="sown", "planted"