Franchi - Cima di Rapa - Seeds (sessantina)
Bring a rapid, continuous taste of Southern Italian culinary heritage to your kitchen plot with premium Franchi Sementi Cima di Rapa Sessantina Seeds (Broccoli Raab / Turnip Tops). Packaged by Italy’s historic, family-run seed house, this iconic Pugliese heirloom variety is highly celebrated for its upright growth habit, dark jagged green leaves, and thick, succulent flower buds. True to its name, "Sessantina" is engineered to reach optimal maturity in approximately 60 days under ideal seasonal conditions, positioning it perfectly between the ultra-early 40-day crop and late winter varieties. It serves as a highly productive garden staple, providing a robust, pleasantly earthy, and peppery bitter green profile that pairs flawlessly with garlic, chili, and olive oil.
Product Details
- Pack Size: Large, high-yield packet containing thousands of seeds (approx. 15g weight).
- Botanical Name: Brassica rapa subsp. sylvestris.
- Plant Type: Early-mid seasonal open-pollinated heritage vegetable.
- Sowing Window: Best sown from March through September for rapid, sequential summer and autumn harvesting.
- Balanced 60-Day Maturity: Specially selected for its stable two-month growth cycle, yielding significantly larger, thicker, and meatier flower heads than faster-growing strains.
- Essential Pugliese Ingredient: The definitive, authentic variety cultivated across Southern Italy to create the classic regional dish orecchiette con cime di rapa.
- 100% Edible & Nutrient-Rich: Delivers dual harvesting potential, as both the robust peppery leaves and crunchy structural flower shoots are entirely edible.
