Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Days to harvest: 50-55

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 20-30 in.
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Uses: Vegetable
Salad greens
Cooked greens
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Lucullus'.

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Common names
  • Swiss Chard
  • Beet
  • Mangold
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Beta vulgaris var. cicla
  • Synonym: Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla

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Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Victory Seed Company - Liberal, OR
Image used with permission of the Victory Seed Company.
Plant Events from our members
lovesblooms On March 9, 2020 Seeds sown
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paleohunter On September 10, 2023 Seeds sown
paleohunter On October 9, 2022 Seeds sown
paleohunter On October 20, 2021 Seeds germinated
paleohunter On October 13, 2021 Seeds sown
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