Savoy cabbage varieties: an overview of early ripening and storage varieties

We show the best new & tried and tested Savoy cabbage varieties. The main distinguishing criteria are head weight, harvest time and storage life.

The numerous savoy cabbage varieties differ mainly in the time of sowing, color and harvest time. More precisely, Savoy cabbage can be divided into early, medium and late ripening varieties according to the respective ripening time of the seed.

Here at Plantura we have listed a few well-known varieties of savoy for you:

• Alaska (F1): Late savoy variety with finely curled and tightly packed cabbage heads; ideal for storage and wintering outdoors.
• gold vital: medium ripening variety; finely curled and fresh green leaves with a delicate consistency and intense flavor. Synonym: butter cabbage.
• Langendijska: Very late variety with light green leaf color and medium-sized heads; can be stored well.
• Marner Grüfewi: Robust savoy variety with dark green leaves and finely curled cabbage heads; particularly easy to store; also survives the winter outdoors in harsh regions.
• resulta: Medium-sized cultivar with pointed and fresh green heads; very closely related to old Bamberg varieties, but tastes better and stays nice and green even when cooked.
• Samantha (F1): new breed of savoy cabbage and pointed cabbage; Savoy cabbage Samantha is particularly popular because of its fine and mild taste; the pointed heads can be harvested between the end of August and the end of November.
• emerald: Vigorous and medium-short-stemmed variety with deep green and heavily curled leaves; stores well, but not suitable for overwintering outdoors in local latitudes.
• vertus 2: Mid-late variety with heavy heads and a high yield; Vertus 2 is particularly appreciated for its mild taste.
• lost: Late variety with dark green and finely curled leaves and firm cabbage heads.
• harbinger 3: Very early variety with high cold tolerance; advanced plants can be planted out early. Despite the firm heads, this variety is not suitable for storage.
• winter lord 2: Late variety with medium-sized and finely curled cabbage heads; grows quite slowly, which is why it has to be sown early; Winterfürst stores well and is one of the few varieties that overwinters.
• Wirosa (F1): Medium late variety with dark green and heavily curled leaves; good storage properties and therefore also popular in commercial cultivation.

Have you decided on a variety and now want to be successful grow savoy? We provide helpful tips on sowing, caring for and harvesting the nutrient-rich cabbage.

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