What is Red cabbage?
{{Infobox cultivar | name = Red cabbage | image = Brassica oleracea var capitata Rubyball.jpg | image_caption = Red cabbage plant | species = ''[[Brassica oleracea]]'' | group = [[Cabbage|Capitata Group]] | origin = | subdivision = }} The '''red cabbage''' is a type of [[cabbage]]. Its leaves are dark red/purple. However, the [[plant]] changes its [[color]] according to the [[pH]] of the [[soil]]. In [[Acid|acidic]] soils, the leaves grow more reddish. In neutral soils they will grow more purple. In [[Alkali|alkaline]] soils, the will grow greenish-yellow. It can be found in [[Europe]], the Americas, [[China]] and [[Africa]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2000-08-07|title=Where does the color come from in purple cabbage?|url=https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/question439.htm|access-date=2021-05-12|website=HowStuffWorks|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Leaf vegetables]] [[Category:Brassica oleracea]] {{Biology-stub}}