Beet Kestrel – Pacific Northwest Seeds

Beta vulgaris

Belonging to the Betoideae subfamily within the Amaranthaceae family, Beta vulgaris is a type of blooming plant. It holds significant value in the extensive Caryophyllales order as a crucial crop. This species is diversified into several cultivated groups, such as the sugar beet, the beetroot or garden beet which is a root vegetable, the leafy vegetable referred to as chard, spinach beet, or silverbeet, and the mangelwurzel, a type of feed crop

• grow up to 120 cm (rarely 200 cm) in height
• widely grown for the edible leaves and roots
• leaves are green, and the stalks range in color from white to yellow to red. Slightly bitter tasting