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Comment on Why are collard greens called greens is it the color? And if so how come there is not a rainbow of different colored collards?

apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

Rainbow shard is not collards. Collards are very related to kale. That same species, Brassica oleracea, gives us the cultivars cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, Brussels sprouts, collard greens, Savoy cabbage, kohlrabi, and gai lan.

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Don_Dickle@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
well if it births cauliflower how come you don’t see white collards? Or any other color?

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- GooberEar@lemmy.wtf ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Collard greens are the leaves. Cauliflower is the flower head. Flowers are often a different color from the leaves, especially in species that rely on animals for pollination. Additionally, cauliflower is white, in part, because of a lack of chlorophyll. If collard greens had no chlorophyll in the leaves, then the plant would not be able to grow. If they can’t grow, then they aren’t likely to end up on a dinner plate or for sale in a grocery store.
  
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- felbane@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  omg dude you can’t just ask about white collards
  
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- agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  They’re green because they’re leaves. Leaves are green because of chlorophyll.
  
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- Nemo@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  They’re not that green in color. Some are almost blue-black.
  
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