Plants in genus beta
Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood'
Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood' is a French heirloom beet known for its tender, sweet, dark red foliage and edible roots. The leaves can grow up to 16 inches long, and the plant is suitable for mild climates. It is often used in salads and other culinary dishes.
Beta vulgaris 'Detroit Dark Red'
Beta vulgaris 'Detroit Dark Red' is a beet variety known for its deep crimson color and tender greens. It is perfect for pickling, roasting, and salads, and its seeds contain multiple embryos, making it a reliable choice for gardeners.
Beta vulgaris 'Chioggia'
Beta vulgaris 'Chioggia' is an Italian heirloom beet known for its unique concentric rings of red and white inside. High in fiber, potassium, folic acid, and betacyanin, it is delicious when roasted, steamed, or pickled. This beet variety produces multiple plants per seed, making it a productive choice for gardens.
Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris is a versatile species in the Amaranthaceae family, known for its various cultivars like sugar beet, beetroot, and Swiss chard. This biennial plant can grow up to 120 cm tall and is cultivated worldwide for its roots and leaves, which are rich in nutrients.
Beta vulgaris 'Bright Lights'
Beta vulgaris 'Bright Lights' is a colorful variety of Swiss chard with mixed colored stems in red, white, yellow, gold, orange, pink, and candy-striped hues. It has green and bronze leaves and is easy to grow, providing multiple crops each year. This plant is versatile, used both cooked and in salads, and grows best in full sun, tolerating light shade.