Broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. italica

Flower name
Broccoli
Scientific name
Brassica oleracea var. italica
Aliasミドリハナヤサイ, 緑花野菜, Broccoli
Place of originThe Mediterranean coast
Place of floweringField
Flowering seasonMay, June

What is Broccoli

Broccoli (scientific name: Brassica oleracea var. italica) and perennial herb in the genus Brassica, Department of Brassicaceae is an annual grass native to The Mediterranean coast. Yellow flowers bloom in the spring. With a stem harvested ago flowering stem apical inflorescence (flower buds of) what is edible. In the typical Green and yellow vegetables, is a fellow of the cabbage (Cabbage). Boiling flowers and eaten as a salad, soup, stir-fry, colorful but taste habit. Ingredients are vitamin B and C, beta-carotene, potassium, calcium, chromium, plant fibers. Germination, called the hypocotyl and cotyledon fresh broccoli sprouts rich in sulforaphane, cancer will be the prevention and suppression of h. pylori bacteria.　

General name: Broccoli, scientific name: Brassica oleracea var. italica, aka: green flower vegetables,Bud flower vegetables, origin: Mediterranean, Habitat: all over Japan, environment: cool climate, plant: 1 m, flower color: yellow, petals number four, flowering time: spring, harvest (wintry) u seed stage: July-September → harvest: from November to next year March, Harvest time (spring type): u seed stage → February harvest season: April-June, leaf color: light green.