Magenta Sunset Swiss Chard
Magenta Sunset Swiss Chard
Made and shipped by MIgardener
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Magenta Sunset is a breathtaking Swiss chard with vivid hot-pink stems and smooth green leaves. Heat tolerant, early maturing, and extremely productive, plants grow 18 to 24 inches tall and add bright color to any salad.
At a glance
- Type: Swiss chard
- Color: Hot pink stems, smooth green leaves
- Plant height: 18 to 24 inches
- Flavor: Earthy
- Tolerance: Heat tolerant
- Sun: Full sun to part shade
- Non-GMO: Open-pollinated heirloom
Best for
- Colorful fresh salads
- Sauteing and steaming
- Ornamental edible beds and containers
- Cut-and-come-again harvests
- Spring through fall gardens
How to grow
Direct sow in spring in full sun to part shade. Chard handles heat and light frost for a long harvest. Pick outer leaves regularly, and harvest young for the most tender salad greens.
Flavor profile
Earthy and mild with crisp, vividly colored stems and tender leaves.
About MIgardener
MIgardener is a Michigan-based seed company offering affordable, non-GMO heirloom seeds for home gardeners.
- Packed and shipped by the maker, never a warehouse
- Mix any makers in one cart, one checkout, no account
- Perishables go out Monday to Wednesday in insulated packaging
More from MIgardener
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Product facts
- Made by
- MIgardener
- Maker based in
- St. Clair, Michigan
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