Variety | Description | Relative Maturity | Harvest |
Summerlove |
Market standard for summer production cauliflower. Strong wrapper leaves offer good protection to the well tucked and heavy curds. |
12-13wks |
Summer |
Highfield (CRR) |
Highfield is clubroot resistant variety and is very vital in areas that have bad clubroot problems. |
12-14wks |
Summer |
Overlord |
Good Autumn production cauliflower bridging the gap between summer and winter cauliflower with good frame structure and curd protection. |
13-14wks |
Autumn |
Naruto |
Good early winter cauliflower producing excellent curds with tight wrap. |
15-16wks |
Winter |
Escale |
Good cauliflower suited for Spring production. Producing high domed curds with good wrapper leaves. |
17-18wks |
Spring |
SV5982AC |
Excellent winter cauliflower with high rates of first cuts and exceptional curd quality. Strong plant vigour produces all upright frames suiting mid-winter production. |
16-19wks |
Winter |
Galiote |
Mid-winter cauliflower with good quality curds. |
17-18wks |
Winter |
Graffiti |
Purple cauliflower with open plant habit. |
9-13wks |
All year round |
Obiwan |
Summer harvest cauli that has a wide harvest window (December to April). Obiwan to date has shown improved uniformity over tradition varieties such as Summerlove. This variety has good disease tolerance and a strong wrap over dense curds. |
12-13 Weeks |
Summer |
Defender |
Autumn harvest cauli similar in maturity to Overlord with improved frame size, wrap and curd quality. |
13-14 Weeks |
Autumn |
Triumphant |
Mid winter harvest cauli suited to cooler regions in NZ. Harvest best from Late July/August and September. Triumphant produces a large frame with excellent wrap that offers some protection to the curd in frosts. |
20-22 Weeks |
Winter |
De Purple |
Year round harvest ( in warmer climates) purple cauliflower with improved frame and disease tolerance compared to Graffiti. Curd colour varies from med purple to a dark purple colour dependant on the time of year. Curd quality is much improved over Graffiti, and maturity is slower and closer that that of traditional white cauliflowers. |
12-16 Weeks |
Year Round |