Ruby Red Swiss Chard

25 Seeds+

🌱 Ruby Red Swiss Chard Seeds
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla

A classic beauty with bold contrast ❤️🌿, Ruby Red Swiss Chard boasts glossy dark-green leaves framed by brilliant ruby-red stems and veins 🔴✨. Both ornamental and edible, this heritage variety is vigorous, productive, and highly nutritious 🥗💪. Its striking colors make it as appealing in the garden as it is on the plate — perfect for chefs who want both flavor and visual drama.

👅 Flavor Profile:
Earthy 🌱, slightly beet-like ❤️, with a hint of bitterness balanced by nutty undertones 🌰.

🍴 Culinary Uses:

🥗 Baby leaves for colorful, nutrient-packed salads
🥬 Mature leaves sautéed like spinach with olive oil & garlic
🥘 Add to soups, curries, and stews for depth + color
🌯 Use leaves as edible wraps for grains, cheeses, or veggies
🥟 Bright red stems stir-fried or braised for a jewel-toned side dish

👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
Ruby Red Swiss Chard is the chef’s dramatic green 🌱👨🍳❤️. With deep ruby stems and earthy-sweet leaves, it brings farm-to-table authenticity and plating power to soups, salads, and sides. A staple variety that combines heritage reliability with gourmet presentation.

🌱 Growing Notes:

🪴 Annual/biennial, 12–20” tall, vigorous growth
❤️ Red stems with dark-green, savoyed leaves
⏱ Harvest baby leaves in 30 days, full maturity in 55–60 days
🌞 Thrives in full sun but tolerates part shade
📦 Cut-and-come-again — steady harvest all season long

✨ Quick Facts:

• Latin Name: Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla (‘Ruby Red’)

• Habit: Annual/biennial, 12–20” tall

• Flavor: Earthy, beet-like, nutty, slightly bitter

• Culinary Uses: Salads, sautés, soups, wraps, stir-fries

• Special Use: Bold color contrast in garden & on plate