While you might think this is a telepathic alien plant from Zeta Reticuli sent to conquer our world, really it's just what happens when you let a red Napa cabbage go into full bloom. It's really pretty incredible how it goes from a well-behaved little cabbage to this outlandish riot in just a few days. Next year, I hope to be able to set up a time lapse camera to catch the process.

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That'd be awesome to watch - does it produce seed once it does this like similar plants?

Yes, the flowers, once pollinated, will make little bean-like seed pods.

We call it β€˜bolting’ in the uk πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Broccoli does it like a boss

Whoa who knew Napas had that much purple in β€˜em?

Love it! 😍 What variety? Has it flowered after overwintering?

It's called "Purple Express". I'm in Texas, where we grow cabbage and other brassica crops through the winter. This is one I didn't harvest in time, so once the weather started warming up, it bolted.