Beta vulgaris

Beta vulgaris vulgaris var. vulgaris
(Betarraga Azucarera)
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Beta vulgaris
( Albina Verduna Beet )
'Albina Verduna' is an 'albino' or white beet which generally matures in 65 days. It is very sweet and large, and also excellent for pickling. Also, white beet sugar is often made from it.

Beta vulgaris(L.)
Nombres relacionados: Acelga (castellano), Aepa obycajna (eslovaco), Azalki (vasco), Beet (inglés), Beetroot (inglés), Beterraba (gallego y/o portugués), Betteraba (gallego y/o portugués), Chenopodiaceae (familia), ...

#646 Beta vulgaris
Common Names: beet, beetroot, chard, mangel-wurtzel
Family: Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot Family)
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Beta vulgaris
Fruits and Vegetables
Soak seeds in warm water 1 hour for quicker germination, to leach out a germination inhibitor, sow thinly 1/2" deep, 1-2" apart, firming soil well.

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens 'Five Color Silverbeet' Swiss chard
perennial, easy care
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Beta vulgaris 'Ruby Red'
(Swiss chard) Be the first to rate this plant
This is a sweet Swiss chard with beautiful candy-apple-red stalks and dark green, crinkly leaves with touches of red.

Beta vulgaris ssp. maritima
Beta maritima, Beta bengalensis, Beta vulgaris var. orientalis
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Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.), a member of the Chenopodiaceae family, is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar.

Sow Beetroot (Beta vulgaris)
in March to December (warm winter areas), or July to April (cold winter areas) to mature in 10 weeks.
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---Description---Beta vulgaris (Linn.) is a native of South Europe, extensively cultivated as an article of food and especially for the production of sugar, and presents many varieties.

The beet (Beta vulgaris) has been cultivated since pre-Christian times. Among its numerous varieties are the red, or garden, beet, the sugar beet, Swiss chard, and several types of mangel-wurzel and other stock feeds.

Beta vulgaris
Beta vulgaris cicla
Bethlehem Sage (Pulmonaria saccharata 'Pink Dawn')
Bethlehem Sage (Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White')
Betula nigra
Betula nigra 'Heritage'
Betula papyrifera
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Domestic chard and beets belong to this family; both were bred from Beta vulgaris, originally from the coast of France. Spinach belongs to the genus Spinacia. Sugar beets are grown in parts of Montana and processed for sugar.

Planting: Beets (Beta vulgaris) are cool-season plants that grow best at temperatures between 60 and 65 °F. The optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 55 to 75 °F.

Sea beet, Beta vulgaris ssp.maritima
Sea kale, Crambe maritima
Sorrel, Rumex acetosa
Sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas
Taro, Colocasia esculenta
Turmeric, Indian saffron, Curcuma domestica
Waterchestnuts, Eleocharis dulcis
Welsh onion, Allium sp.

See also: Beet, Chard, Green, Grass, Pink