Plant record

Broccolini

Brassica oleracea var. italica x alboglabra

Broccolini wants an early start and a steady hand. Get it rooted before the heat starts talking over everything.

Rankspecies groupderived
GenusBrassicaBrassicaceae
Species anchorBrassica oleraceaThis record covers a practical garden group; use the variety cards to narrow real behavior.
Library score89/100deep plant record

Garden timing

Start 5 to 10 weeks before last frost.

Transplant from three weeks before to three weeks after last frost.

Succession rhythm: about every 21 days.

Plant intelligence

Use one square per plant and watch neighbors as it matures.

foodsuccession

Lifecycle: annual

Habit: upright brassica

Germination: 5-10 days

Sow depth: 0.25 inches

Record score

89/100deep plant record
Taxonomy confidence97Brassica oleracea var. italica x alboglabra in Brassicaceae; 3 cached source references.
Square-foot usefulness861 per square with none support.
Timing and care depth922 planting windows, 40F minimum soil, 2 cautions.
Species and variety drill-down882 variety or cultivar options attached.
Annual flower intelligence70Food crop with companion context.
Source readiness94Ready for 4 external lookup paths.

Species identity

This record covers a practical garden group; use the variety cards to narrow real behavior.

ScientificBrassica oleracea var. italica x alboglabraFamilyBrassicaceaeLookup namesBroccolini, Brassica oleracea var. italica x alboglabra, Brassica oleracea, aspabroc, baby broccoli

Garden decision matrix

Square-foot fit1 per square
86Use one square per plant and watch neighbors as it matures. Support: none.
Season behaviorsemi-hardy
92Indoor start. Transplant. Repeat about every 21 days.
Care loadsteady water
80Protect from cabbage worms. Do not let young plants stall in cold wet soil. Soil minimum 40F.
Bed ecosystem rolefood, succession
70Food-first crop with companion context.
Variety depth2 options
88Look for sprouting broccoli types with strong side-shoot production.

Species and variety notes

Look for sprouting broccoli types with strong side-shoot production.

Artworkcultivar
80small-bed fit

Useful where side shoots matter more than one large head.

Best use: tight bed or container. Tradeoff: match timing and spacing to the rest of the bed.

sprouting, heat aware, compact55-65 days
Aspabroccultivar
64small-bed fit

A classic broccolini style for repeated small harvests.

Best use: general garden use. Tradeoff: match timing and spacing to the rest of the bed.

slender stems, side shoots, spring and fall50-60 days

Companions

onion, lettuce, dill, calendula

Cautions

Protect from cabbage worms.

Do not let young plants stall in cold wet soil.

External enrichment

Cached name: Brassica oleracea var. italica x alboglabra. Optional lookups can compare GBIF, iNaturalist, Perenual, and Trefle without changing the reviewed garden record.

Open enrichment JSON

Data layers

FVF reviewed cachecachedSpacing, timing, variety, companion, and FVF notes used by the planner.
GBIF and iNaturalistlive no-keyNo-key taxonomy, common-name, and community context checks through the enrichment route.
USDA PLANTS downloadsreferencePeriodic identity, distribution, native status, and conservation reference layer.
Perenual or Trefleoptional keyOptional species images, care data, cultivar/synonym cleanup, then cache only reviewed fields.

API source score

Perenual API88/100optional key: Flower and ornamental drill-down, plant photos, care flags, toxicity, bloom data. Limit: Requires an API key and plan-aware caching, so it should enrich records without blocking the app.
Trefle API84/100optional key: Scientific names, subspecies, varieties, hybrids, synonyms, and broader botanical cleanup. Limit: Requires a token and should be treated as a reviewed import layer, not a live page dependency.
USDA PLANTS downloads82/100download cache: Standard names, plant symbols, distribution, native status, and conservation flags. Limit: Best consumed as periodic downloaded data instead of one-off runtime requests.
GBIF Species API78/100live public: Accepted scientific names, synonyms, family/genus cleanup, and occurrence context. Limit: Not a gardening advice source; pair it with local square-foot growing data.
iNaturalist taxa API72/100live public: Common-name discovery, taxon IDs, and regional biodiversity context. Limit: Observation data is not the same thing as garden suitability or crop timing.

Michigan State University Extension

Michigan vegetable-garden timing, frost awareness, and practical garden planning.

Source reference

Cornell Vegetable Growing Guides

Crop-specific vegetable growing guidance.

Source reference

University of Minnesota Extension

Upper Midwest vegetable guidance, cold-climate timing, and succession ideas.

Source reference

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