Dark, tightly curled leaves. Excellent quality, very cold hardy, good for difficult or windswept gardens or poor wet soils.

Sow outdoors in a seed bed in Spring in drills 6mm (¼in) deep and 30cm (12in) apart.

Thin out to 23cm (9in) apart and transplant to final quarters in mid-Summer, spacing them 60cm (24in) apart.

Pick the leaves regularly from January to April, pinching out the centre stem first to encourage side shoots.