Growing Zones 3 to 9
Page Number 34
Planting Season Spring
Fertilizer Type 6-6-6
Light Requirements Full Sun
Fragrant n
Edible Parts Root
Foliage Color Green
Fruit Color Purple top w/yellow flesh
Germination 7 to 20
Maturity 95
Spacing 6 in to 8 in
Hybrid / Open Pollinated: Open Pollinated
Genus Brassica
Species napus
Subspecies var.napobrassica American Purple Top
Common Name Rutabaga, American Purple Top 

Rutabaga, American Purple Top 

#S03405
  • 1000 seeds
  • $3.35
  • 1 ounce
  • $4.95
Also known as Golden Neckless. The finest of all golden purple-top rutabagas, being the hardiest, heaviest, best shaped and most productive. Grow either in early spring or late fall. Usually harvested in late summer or fall and stored for the winter. The root is 4-5 inches in diameter, with a beautiful yellow-colored flesh and a reddish-purple top. Flesh is of the highest quality, full of nourishment. Excellent mashed or baked. Also a nutritious stock food.


Growing Zone: 3 to 9

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Own Root

State Restrictions

HI

Growing Zones 3 to 9
Page Number 34
Planting Season Spring
Fertilizer Type 6-6-6
Light Requirements Full Sun
Fragrant n
Edible Parts Root
Foliage Color Green
Fruit Color Purple top w/yellow flesh
Germination 7 to 20
Maturity 95
Spacing 6 in to 8 in
Hybrid / Open Pollinated: Open Pollinated
Genus Brassica
Species napus
Subspecies var.napobrassica American Purple Top
Common Name Rutabaga, American Purple Top