About
Beta vulgaris 'Bettollo' is a herbaceous perennial valued for its culinary uses, yielding exceptionally sweet, high-quality red taproots. The plant also features vibrant green leaves that display attractive red veins.
About the genus
Beta comprises annual, biennial, or perennial plants characterized by rosettes of basal foliage and robust, fleshy roots. This genus encompasses various wild species alongside cultivated varieties like beetroot, chard, and sugar beet.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Clay, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Will grow well in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Sow thinly and repeat for succesion sowing. May be susceptible to bolting
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to cutworm
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free