Type: Leaf
Leaf vegetables range from bitter, tender chard to the earthy undertones of kale. They’re versatile, all-season plants that can be started indoors or out, in pots or in beds, and they look gorgeous as a compliment to any vegetable garden.
Smart Vegetable List
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Amish Deer Tongue Lettuce
Lactuca sativa -
Arugula
Eruca sativa -
Baby Oakleaf Lettuce
Lactuca sativa -
Bloomsdale Spinach
Spinacia oleracea -
Broad-leaved Endive
Cichorium endivia var. latifolia -
Bronze Arrowhead Lettuce
Lactuca sativa -
Brussels Sprout
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera -
Celery
Apium graveolens -
Chicory
Cichorium intybus -
Chinese Kale
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) -
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea -
Collard Green
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) -
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea -
Cress
Lepidium sativum -
Curly Endive
Cichorium endivia var. crispum -
Curly Kale
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) -
Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris -
Gold Rush Lettuce
Lactuca sativa -
Good-King-Henry
Blitum bonus-henricus -
Green Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata -
Green Leaf Lettuce
Lactuca sativa -
Green Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris -
Lamb’s Quarters
Chenopodium album -
Mascara Lettuce
Lactuca sativa -
Napa Cabbage
Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis -
Pink Plume Celery
Apium graveolens -
Radicchio
Cichorium radicia var. latifolia -
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris -
Red Cabbage
Brassica oleracea var. capitata -
Red Leaf Lettuce
Lactuca sativa -
Red Russian Kale
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) -
Rhubarb Red Swiss Chard
Beta vulgaris -
Romaine Lettuce
Lactuca sativa var. longifolia -
Siberian Kale
Brassica napus -
Spinach
Spinacia oleracea -
Strawberry Spinach
Chenopodium capitatum (or Blitum capitatum) -
Tuscan Kale
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group) -
Vegetable mustard
Brassica juncea -
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale -
Wheatgrass
Triticum aestivum
