About
Brassica 'Whitex' is a premium annual cauliflower known for its pure white curds that resist discoloration and offer excellent flavor. This variety can be harvested from July to October.
About the genus
Brassicas encompass annual, biennial, and perennial varieties, typically characterized by their upright growth habit, alternate leaves that are often glaucous, and prominent taproots. The flowers are arranged in clusters and take on a cross shape, usually appearing in yellow or white. This genus includes several species cultivated for food production, including cabbages, turnips, mustards, and oilseed rape, alongside those that are valued for ornamental purposes.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H3
Plant details
- Plant type
- Annual Biennial
- Habit
- Bushy, Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 1 year
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Architectural
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Prefers moist but well-drained, alkaline soil in a sunny position. Sow seed from March to May outside, or under glass January to February. Plant out plug plants from May to June when the risk of frost has passed. Water regularly in dry periods and add a mulch. Cover the heads (curds) with the larger leaves to protect from sun. See cauliflower cultivation for further advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to caterpillars, cabbage whitefly, aphids, flea beetles and slugs and snails
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to black rot, downy mildew, foot and root rot, grey mould, leaf spot and white blister