I saw these in cutflower booths in Europe recently. So that's how they do it. Interesting.

Wow, the Crane Red Kale is very pretty. I've not seen that color before and have used the others quite extensively in floral arrangements. Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful, and good for you, too, right? Being the same species (Brassica oleracea) as those grown as edibles, the ornamentals technically are edible, aren't they? (Though I'm not sure how palatable.) Having a small garden, loving kale and growing edibles, I might give them a try including taste test! Thanks!

They are edible, yes. But some growers who market them as ornamentals use growth regulators and pesticides on them not registered for human consumption.

--Jim

Eeew, yuck! Thanks, Jim, for the reminder about chemicals contaminating many commercially-produced seeds and plants. Will stick with the organic seeds I painstakingly sourced and purchased, and keep collecting from my own edible garden!