PlantFiles: Kale
Brassica oleracea var. acephala 'Red Winter'

From your friends at Botanical Interests: This rare strain of kales has VERY tender, sweet leaves compared to other kales. An improved Red Russian Kale, it has green oak-like leaves with wavy margins and red stems and veins. The young leaves are excellent for mesclun salad mixes, tasty garnishes, and lightly cooked dishes. Though kale can be grown in spring, we love it as a fall crop, because a little fall frost makes the leaves even sweeter.

A rare strain, purple stems with red frilly leaves with a distinctive oak leaf shape. Extremely hardy.