Perennial Broccoli Seeds

currently unavailable Perennial In Nature-Long Live the Turkish Rocket!

Perennial broccoli delivers the real broccoli taste without the bug issues in the cabbage family. This species called Turkish rocket makes it much easier to grow as a perennial greens as it is not related to the Brassica family. Impervious to aphids and cabbage butterfly larvae, Turkish rocket steps up to fill the need. Although small one inch heads are teeny in the broccoli world, this perennial species grows in a clump form producing hundreds of small heads. The leaves can also be used in the early spring season but generally its the heads that are usually harvested. 

It gets high ratings in flavor department  with a kind of cabbage like taste which is not bitter. The thick roots go deep and have survived our mix of prairie grasses as well as our rock and sand hill that has no topsoil to speak of. Will spread via seed on barren soil but is not a rhizome type plant. 

Varietal: There apparently is some variation in this species and I have found one plant with a more compact head and flower formation as well as low seed count. But it is too early to tell if that is actually enough difference to call a distinct variety. It is possible this species could offer a few selections based on the number of heads produced as well as an even harvest window which would help in the use of the plant. Most people like the flavor of this species and having a more uniform selection may make it a accepted perennial green in the same way rhubarb is.