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Some varieties even have fringed leaves.
Make a mental note now to plant seeds of flowering kale next year. Only a couple of plants flanking a doorway in stone or concrete planters look elegant if well grown. Pleasing effects are also created by plants in a single file bordering a path or massed to fill a flower bed. Whether in a bed, lining a path, or accenting a doorway, flowering kale looks best when squat and full. Sowing at the correct time is needed to create a kale plant that is squat this time of year.