De Cicco

This variety has asynchronous timing of heading. The plants are erect with tall stems. The leaves are silvery blue-green and are short and erect with longer internodes between leaves. They also have undulating margins. Looks almost identical to Calabrese broccoli, though slightly behind in terms of head formation and maturity. The blue-green heads have a light purplish hue. They are amall to medium sized and relatively loose and coarse. This variety was sourced from Terra Organics in 2017. SSE Accession # 133536