Red cabbage is also known as red cabbage or blue cabbage. It originates from the Mediterranean region and has evolved from a wild form of vegetable cabbage. Red cabbage is a classic winter vegetable and has many similarities to white cabbage, so it also belongs to the cruciferous family (Brassicaceae), but grows more slowly and forms smaller, purple heads. The shape can be round, pointed or oval. The biennial plant is usually harvested in the first year, so its flowers are rarely seen. The leaves of cabbage grow densely and take on a different color from blue to purple depending on the pH, so it also serves as an indicator of the pH of the soil in which it is grown. There is also a distinction between early, mid-late and late red cabbage depending on the variety. Early red cabbage prefers sandy soils, medium-late and late rather loamy soils.

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