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From the amazing family of Beta vulgaris comes a delectable and versatile green: Rainbow Swiss Chard. Flourishing in the cooler months, this high-yielding plant is a perfect pick for continuous harvest. No need to disturb its roots, pluck the outer leaves frequently for your kitchen needs. Children and adults alike fancy our Rainbow Chard, not just for its vibrant stalks of orange, yellow, pink, white, and red colors, but for its fortifying vitamins and nutrients as well. With great resistance to diseases, it perennializes effortlessly in cooler coastal regions. Beyond its ornamental charm, it adapts to sun or shade and is great raw or cooked. Swiss chard, a close relative of garden beets, can be relished at either baby-leaf or full-size stage. You will appreciate its ease of cultivation, and it's sure to provide fresh greens all season from a single sowing. Its tasteful leaves sit atop large stalks, rendering it perfect for salads or steamed dishes. This biennial or occasionally perennial plant features leafy stems that grow 2 ft tall, and it produces small wind-pollinated flowers. The Rainbow Swiss Chard is not just a colorful feast for the eyes, but a nutritious addition to your meals as well.