Our first hybrid purple sprouting broccoli is Red Admiral. It is designed to crop in the important December to January window. The vigorous plants produce prolific high quality spears. The spears have small heads which are ideal for the premium prepack market and loose head sales. The spears are medium sized, dark purple and have an excellent flavour.
Snowdrop is an extremely winter hardy Kalettes® variety. It has slightly shorter stems thank other varieties which are resistant to lodging in high winds. This variety matures from January to February. The Kalettes® remain in excellent condition during this challenging growing period. They have performed well in trials even in heavy snow and freezing conditions. Approximately 300 days to maturity