A Chinese delicacy also called Gai Lan. Young plants yield abundant, slender, purple-red flowering stems. Mild, pleasant mustard flavor ideal for fresh salads or quick cooking in stir-fries and soups. Suitable for multiple harvests of tender shoots and foliage. Though spring planting is possible, best results come from June to October sowing for harvests from midsummer through winter (in temperate regions). Harvest 8-10" shoots by hand-snapping. Stems resistant to snapping are past their prime.