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Annual vegetable Plant Profiles

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Roselle hibiscus

red calyces in late summer to fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorhibiscus tea plantedible leaves
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Scarlet Runner bean

pods and edible flowers all summer

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifepollinator-friendly climbing beanscarlet flowers
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Black Krim tomato

dark beefsteak tomatoes in summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorrich heirloom flavordark red-brown shoulders
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Bloomsdale spinach

cool-season leaves

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorsavoyed leavescold-tolerant
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Bright Lights Swiss chard

spring through fall leaves

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcolorful stemshandles partial shade
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Chinese multicolor spinach

summer leaves

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & coloredible amaranthcolorful foliage
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Chioggia beet

candy-striped roots in cool seasons

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorItalian heirloom beetpink-and-white interior
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Clemson Spineless okra

summer pods

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorheat-loving croptolerates heavy soil
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Dragon Tongue bean

yellow-purple snap beans in summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorstriking podsdual snap or shell bean
Annual vegetable

Fairy Tale eggplant

small striped eggplants in summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcompact All-America selectionornamental striped fruit
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Florence fennel

bulbs and fronds in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifeanise-flavored bulbbeneficial insect flowers if allowed
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Glass Gem corn

colorful dry corn ears in fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorornamental flint cornstriking multicolor kernels
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Green Zebra tomato

striped green tomatoes in midsummer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colortart-sweet green-when-ripe tomatostriking fruit
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Hon Tsai Tai

purple flower shoots in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & coloredible flower shootspurple stems
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Jack O'Lantern pumpkin

carving pumpkins in fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorclassic orange pumpkindecorative harvest
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Lacinato kale

cool-season leaves

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcold-tolerant greensdark textured leaves
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Malabar spinach

heat-season greens

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colortropical climbing greenthrives in humidity
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Miner's lettuce

cool-season heart-shaped greens

Vegetables & herbsNative plantsshade-tolerant native greenmild flavor
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Napa cabbage

cool-season heads in spring or fall

Vegetables & herbsAsian greensheading brassica
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Osaka Purple mustard

purple leaves in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorornamental edible mustardpurple foliage
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Patio Baby eggplant

small purple eggplants in summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcompact container habitthornless calyx
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Pattypan summer squash

scalloped summer squash in warm weather

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorornamental saucer-shaped fruitproductive bush habit
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Peaches and Cream sweet corn

summer ears

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorbicolor sweet cornplant in blocks
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Purple Haze carrot

purple roots with orange interior in 70 days

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorimperator-type purple carrotstriking color
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Purple Majesty potato

purple-fleshed potatoes in late summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorantioxidant-rich purple potatostriking color
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Purple sweet potato

purple-fleshed roots in fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorspecialty sweet potatovivid color
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Red amaranth greens

summer greens

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorheat-tolerant greensred leaves
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Red Burgundy okra

red pods in hot weather

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorornamental red podsheat-loving crop
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Red Burgundy onion

red onions in summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorred bulb onionfresh eating and storage
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Red Giant mustard

purple-red mustard leaves

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorspicy greensornamental leaf color
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Red Noodle yardlong bean

long red pods in summer

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & coloryardlong beanheat-loving vine
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Red Russian kale

tender leaves in cool seasons

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorflat-leaf kalepretty purple veins
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Red stem Malabar spinach

summer vine greens

Vegetables & herbsPrivacy & screeningheat-loving vineedible leaves
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Redbor kale

curly purple leaves in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorornamental edible kalecold sweetened leaves
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Rosso di Chioggia radicchio

red bitter heads in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorred-white heading chicoryexcellent fall color
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Shungiku edible chrysanthemum

leaves and edible flowers in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifeedible chrysanthemumaromatic greens
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Sugar Pie pumpkin

small pie pumpkins in fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorsweet baking pumpkinmanageable fruit size
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Tatsoi

spoon-shaped greens in cool weather

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorcold-tolerant Asian greenlow rosette habit
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Tromboncino squash

long pale squash through summer

Vegetables & herbsPrivacy & screeningvigorous climbing squashless vulnerable solid stems
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Watermelon radish

green-white roots with pink centers

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorChinese winter radishcolorful root
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Yardlong bean

long pods in hot weather

Vegetables & herbsPrivacy & screeningheat-loving climbing beanexcellent summer production
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Yellow Pear tomato

yellow pear-shaped cherry tomatoes until frost

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorvigorous heirloom vinesnacking fruit
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Adzuki bean

dry beans in late summer

Vegetables & herbssmall red beanwarm-season crop
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Aji Amarillo pepper

golden hot peppers in late summer

Vegetables & herbsPeruvian heirloom pepperfruity heat
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American Flag leek

stalks in fall and winter

Vegetables & herbscold-hardy leeklong blanched shafts
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American Purple Top rutabaga

large storage roots in fall

Vegetables & herbscold-season root cropstores well
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Amish Paste tomato

large paste tomatoes in midsummer

Vegetables & herbsmeaty heirloom pastegreat for sauces
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Anaheim pepper

mild green chiles in summer

Vegetables & herbsroasting peppermild heat
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Armenian cucumber

long ribbed cucumbers in summer

Vegetables & herbsheat-tolerant melon-cucumbermild flavor
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Astro arugula

spicy leaves in cool seasons

Vegetables & herbsfast-growing rocketslower to bolt selection
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Baby kailaan

young stems in spring and fall

Vegetables & herbsbaby Chinese broccoliquick harvest
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Banana pepper

yellow peppers through summer

Vegetables & herbsmild pickling pepperearly productive plant
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Beauregard sweet potato

fall roots

Vegetables & herbsheat-loving vineorange flesh
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Big Boy tomato

large slicing tomatoes in summer

Vegetables & herbsclassic hybrid slicerproductive indeterminate vine
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Black Beauty eggplant

glossy purple fruit in summer

Vegetables & herbsclassic Italian-type eggplantreliable producer
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Black Beauty zucchini

summer squash over many weeks

Vegetables & herbscompact productive plantfast harvest
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Black soybean

pods or dry beans in summer

Vegetables & herbsedamame typeblack seed
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Blue Hubbard squash

large blue-gray winter squash in fall

Vegetables & herbslong-storage winter squashlarge vigorous vines
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Blue Lake bush bean

tender pods in midsummer

Vegetables & herbsclassic green beanfine flavor and texture
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Brandywine heirloom tomato

large beefsteak tomatoes in late summer

Vegetables & herbsclassic potato-leaf heirloomrich flavor
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Buttercrunch lettuce

spring and fall heads

Vegetables & herbscompact butterheadslow to bolt for lettuce
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California Early softneck garlic

bulbs harvest in early summer

Vegetables & herbssoftneck garlicgood braiding type
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California Wonder bell pepper

summer to fall

Vegetables & herbsclassic bell peppergreen to red fruit
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Candy onion

early summer bulbs

Vegetables & herbsday-neutral sweet onionlarge bulbs
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Carmen Italian sweet pepper

tapered red sweet peppers in summer

Vegetables & herbssweet Italian frying pepperearly to ripen
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Cayenne pepper

hot red peppers in summer to fall

Vegetables & herbsdrying pepperproductive hot chile
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Celebrity tomato

medium slicing tomatoes in summer

Vegetables & herbsdependable disease-resistant hybridsemi-determinate habit
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Celtuce stem lettuce

edible stems in cool seasons

Vegetables & herbsstem lettuceChinese kitchen crop
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Cherokee Purple tomato

midsummer until frost

Vegetables & herbsrich heirloom flavorlarge slicing tomato
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Cherry Belle radish

roots in 25 to 30 days

Vegetables & herbsfast-growing red radishmild flavor
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Chiba Green edamame

green soybean pods in late summer

Vegetables & herbscompact edamame soybeanfresh shelling crop
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Chijimisai

savoyed leaves in cool seasons

Vegetables & herbssavoyed Asian greencold tolerant

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