Swiss Chard 'Celebration'

$5.69

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‘Celebration’ Swiss chard is a variety as ornamental as it is flavourful, capable of transforming the vegetable garden into a living canvas with its vibrant red, yellow, orange, and pink stems. Its lush foliage and colourful stalks create a remarkable visual effect, particularly appreciated in urban gardens, small spaces, and edible landscapes where beauty and abundance are equally sought after. Easy to grow, it produces over a long period and allows for successive harvests, making it a valuable ally for gardeners who enjoy picking as needed without exhausting the plant. Young, tender leaves can be eaten raw in salads, while more mature leaves and crunchy stalks excel in stir-fries, steamed dishes, or stews. In full sun or partial shade, it grows steadily in rich, well-prepared soil, where it reveals the full vibrancy of its colours. Its presence in the garden adds an almost decorative dimension to vegetable crops, as if the vegetables themselves become elements of a stage setting. Harvested leaf by leaf, it extends the pleasure of cultivation over a long period. It is a productive, colourful, and versatile variety, ideal for enriching the vegetable garden with a vegetable that is as beautiful as it is delicious.

Growing conditions

Watering
Regular
Exposure
Sun to partial shade
Germination temperature
15 to 25 °C (59 to 77 °F)
Germination (days)
7 to 14 days

Growth & dimensions

Spread
30 cm (12 in)
Height
45 to 60 cm (18 to 24 in)
Sowing depth
1.5 to 2.5 cm (0.6 to 1 in.)

Flowering & harvest

Flowering
June to August
Sowing period
April to June
Harvest
50 to 60 days after sowing
Use
Salads, stir-fries, steaming, cooked dishes, ornamental vegetable garden
Companion plants
Carrots, cabbages, onions
Incompatible plants
Corn, potatoes