Chard – Rainbow Chard

1801 Beta vulgaris

45 days.
A rainbow right in the garden!
Commercially introduced by British seed company Thompson & Morgan in the 18th century.
Stems of bright red, pink, orange, yellow and white, with leaves of dark green.
Add them as baby leaves to salad mixes or harvest them larger for braising, steaming, or stir-fries.
Also known as five-coloured silverbeet.

~100 seeds/packet