Ornamental Vegetables

Vegetables aren't just good to eat, some of them can spice up your landscape as well. Ornamental kales and peppers are grown solely for their looks, while some varieties of Swiss chard and lettuces are attractive to eat and look at.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Brassica oleracea Flowering Kale, Ornamental Cabbage Photos
• Capsicum hybridum (Solanaceae) Ornamental Pepper Photos

UF/IFAS Publications

• Brassica oleracea Flowering Kale, Ornamental Cabbage
• Brassica oleracea 'White Peacock' White Peacock Flowering Kale
• Capsicum annuum Ornamental Pepper
• Ornamental Vegetables Add Interest to the Winter Garden (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Ornamental Gourds
• Ornamental Peppers
• Peppers

Other Sites

• New Ornamental Peppers Catch Eyes in Landscape--Mississippi State University Agricultural Communications
• Ornamental Cabbage and Kale--University of Wisconsin Master Gardener Program
• Ornamental Kale--University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
• Ornamental Kale Brassica oleracea--University of Illinois Extension
• Ornamental Pepper--University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
• Ornamental Pepper Use on the Rise--University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
• Ornamental Peppers--University of Illinois Extension
• The Ornamental Vegetable Garden--Iowa State University Extension