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Beet (Beta vulgaris)
Edible BeetCommon BeetGarden BeetSea Beet
Beta vulgaris
Beet
Edible BeetCommon BeetGarden BeetSea Beet
Annual or biennial herb; leaves glabrous, ovate to cordate, dark green or reddish, frequently forming a rosette from the underground stem; roots conspicuously swollen at junction with stem; flowering stalk 1.2–1.8 m tall, produced the second year from the top of the tuber; flowers small, numerous in a tall open panicle; fruit an aggregate of 2 or more fruits forming an irregular dry body; in garden beets, roots are usually a deep red color and may be globular or cylindrical; in chard and spinach beet, leaves have thickened midribs; in sugar beet, taproot is white and deep-penetrating.
EdibleFlavor
Southern Europe
1 - 4 FT
1 - 2 FT
N
Bright Green : Red tinged margin : Red Veins
Fleshy : Glossy : Medium
Bulb : Edible
Green : Red
Summer
Average
Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Partial Shade
Loam : Loose : Sandy : Well-drained
Medium
Sunset Zones
USDA Zones
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