Plant
- Biennial, grown as annual crop
- Up to 24" tall
Leaf
- Size variable
- Broadly elongated
- Wavy edges but not lobed
- Green with thick, white midrib and veins
- Alternate leaf arrangement but crowded at base
Head
- Edible cluster of undeveloped stems
- Creamy to yellowish-white if covered from light exposure
- Some cultivars pinkish or orange