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cauliflower 'Boris' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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cauliflower 'Boris'

Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) 'Boris'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Brassica
Family: Brassicaceae

About this plant

A virgorous Summer cauliflower variety perfect for the amateur gardener because it can be grown in any soil and withstands hard weather conditions. It produces large white curds encased in erect, mid-green leaves and has a good holding ability. Harvest between June and September

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

LoamSandyClayChalk

NeutralAlkaline

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well DrainedPoorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well drained soil in full sun. Sow indoors between March and April and transplant out in May or sow direct from March for a harvest in late Summer. See vegetable cultivation

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed

Pests

May be susceptible to birds, cabbage caterpillars, cabbage gall weevil, cabbage root fly, cabbage whitefly, cutworms, flea beetle, mealy cabbage aphid, slugs and snails, swede midge

Diseases

May be susceptible to black rot, clubroot, downy mildew, grey mould, foot and root rot, leaf spot, white blister

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years