Description

The 'Celebration' Swiss chard is a stunning addition to any garden, with vibrant, multi-colored stems in red, magenta, orange, pink, yellow, and white supporting glossy, dark green leaves. This open-pollinated variety produces uniform plants, offering a bright and flavorful harvest all summer long. Ideal for gardeners looking to grow a specialty chard for fresh salads or baby greens, 'Celebration' is also a great ornamental for flower beds or large containers. With its cold-tolerant nature, it will overwinter in mild climates, giving you a beautiful and productive crop season after season.

Botanical Name: Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Days to Maturity: 55 days
Family: Amaranthaceae
Native: Mediterranean region, Europe
Hardiness: Biennial; fairly cold tolerant. Will overwinter in mild climates and withstand light to moderate freezes.
Plant Dimensions: Up to 20″ tall
Variety Information: 'Celebration' is a multi-colored chard that produces uniform plants with dark green, glossy leaves. Vibrant multi-colored petioles (stems) are various shades of pink, yellow, white, and orange.
Attributes: Good for Containers

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 75°–90°F. Sow as late as 2 months before first fall frost. Mild Climates: Sow in fall.
When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before transplanting out, 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date (protect from heavy freezes).
Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
Seed Depth: ½”
Seed Spacing: A group of 2 seeds every 8″
Row Spacing: 18″
Thinning: When ½” tall, thin to 1 every 8″

Harvesting: Pick up to 1/3 of the outer leaves as needed, and let more leaves grow from the center of the plant; or, if desired, harvest the whole plant 2″ above ground, and it will grow back. Pick very young leaves, at 2″-4″ for using fresh in salads.

This packet sows up to 15 feet. 43 seeds.