I bought the seeds last fall and got them started in late winter in the garage here in North Texas. These upright bitter greens with smooth stems have been my favorite green to consume. Bugs don't seem to like them. The plants are beautiful with red stems. In the past I have relied on wild dandelions and sow thistle for my garden greens. These are my new favorite because they are upright and easy to clean. No bug issues. The beautiful blooms are light blue on 5 to 6 foot tall center stems with many branches.
Customer Near Dallas.

Fantastic, a huge favorite, tastes great!

I wasn't sure if they would grow here in central Florida zone 9b/10, but they germinated and grew just fine. I planted them at the end of October when the temperatures dropped to around 75 daytime temperature. It is the end of December and still growing.

Not sure if I sowed these at the wrong time, in the wrong place, the seeds are not good for my area (8b), or they were a bit old. Either way, they have been very slow to germinate in my Community Garden plot. After more than a month in the ground, I now notice tiny, tiny, tiny little green shoots. Could this be them, LOL? I'll be patient and have covered them for the cooler weather along with my other greens and brassicas. Will update this as thing develop, or not.

Growing these in a small diy hydroponics setup up with aquarium pump and 20w led lights. Cut and grow. Constant salad supply. Excellent.