I like to add kale to my salad. It is a leaf cabbage grown for its edible leaves.
Kale is a great green veggie! I just love it
It sure is. Kale plants have green or purple leaves. The central leaves don't form a head like cabbage.
I did not know they came in purple, that is really cool!
Kale
Kale () or leaf cabbage is one of certain cultivars of cabbage ("Brassica oleracea") grown for their edible leaves, although some are used as ornamentals. Kale plants have green or purple leaves, and the central leaves do not form a head (as with headed cabbage). Kales are considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most of the many domesticated forms of "Brassica oleracea".
Etymology.
"Kale" originates from Northern Middle English "cale" (compare Scots "kail
Spring greens
Spring greens are a cultivar of "Brassica oleracea" in the cultivar Acephala Group, similar to kale, in which the central leaves do not form a head or form only a very loose one. It is considered to be closer to wild cabbage than most other domesticated forms, and is grown primarily in northern Europe, where its tolerance of cold winters is valued for an early spring supply of edible leaves. The Cultivar Group Acephala also includes curly kale and collard greens, which are extremely similar genetically.