Hybrid
Cabbage Hybrid Tropical Queen• Mid-Early Hybrid with outstanding performance under high temperature • Recommended for early market and home garden • Head has a semi globe shape with a dark green color • Average Maturity 60 to 65 days • Average weight 2kgs |
Open pollinated
Variety | Maturity | Plant habit/color | Head characteristics | Remarks |
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Brunswick | 85-90 | Large ribbed, short stem and frame, gray green | Uniform flat, 25-30 cm diam, 2.5-3 Kg | A fresh market variety, excellent wrapper. Stores good, suitable for late harvest. |
Charleston Wakefield | 70-75 | Vigorous good foliage, dark green leaves | Conical, medium firm, 18x20 cm, 1.5-2 Kg | A good home and market variety, early, slow bolting. A favorite in the Southern markets. |
Copenhagen Market | 65-70 | Small, short stem medium frame, light green | Round, solid 15-18 cm diam, 1.5-2 Kg | Good wrapper leaves, widely adapted variety. Heavy producer. |
Early Jersey Wakefield | 65-68 | Short stem, small leaves, smooth surface, dark green | Conical 12-15 cm, 1-1.5 Kg | A first early home garden variety-widely adapted, slow bolting. Small plants permit close planting. |
Glory of Enkhuizen | 75-80 | Large size, leaf surface somewhat rough, medium green color | Round and hard medium large, 18-20 cm diam, 2-3 Kg | Large spreading plant type, good leaf wrapping. Good for home gardeners and kraut. |
Golden Acre YR | 65-70 | Short stem, small frame, smooth leaves, medium green | Round, small and firm, 13-15 cm diam, 1-1.5 Kg | One of the earliest of the round headed and yellow tolerance varieties. Good for shipping, market and home gardens. FY tolerant. |
Mammoth Red Rock | 100-105 | Large, purplish red, spreading | Round, flattened globe, rather firm, 18-20 cm diam, 2-3 Kg | Very good storage, home garden and fresh market variety. Good in tropics and sub-tropics. |
Oxheart Large | 75-80 | Vigorous, good foliage, dark green | Pointed, 15-18 cm diam, 1.5-2 Kg | A good fresh market variety. |
Oxheart Medium | 60-65 | Compact, fair wrapper leaves, blue green | Pointed, 12-14 cm diam, .9-1.4 Kg | Widely adapted, slow bolting. Excellent early fresh market variety. |
Perfection Savoy | 85-88 | Medium size Savoy | Flattened globe, 15-18 cm diam, 3 Kg | Widely used. Savoy type holds very well. |
Red Acre | 75-80 | Compact, deep red | Round, solid, 15-18 cm diam, 1-1.8 Kg | An early red cabbage. Excellent storage and shipping. Holds fairly well without splitting. |
Savoy Chieftain | 85-90 | Savoyed, large frame, short stem, dark olive green | Round, flattened with white interior, 18-20 cm diam, 2-2.5 Kg | A fresh market and home garden variety. Holds well after maturity. Considered the best of Savoy types. |