A blue-green broccoli variety for temperate climates. ‘Covina’ offers value for extended spring and fall production. The large vigorous plants are reliable in adverse field conditions, forming uniform, tightly domed heads. Matures in 75 days.  

Disease package: HR: FY, IR: WR 

https://www.harrisseeds.com/products/broccoli-covina-f1-organic-seed?variant=40030421188680 

‘Emerald Crown’ was specifically bred for high quality and high yield, crown cuts, short trims. A medium maturing, very uniform, heavy-headed, domed broccoli with small beads on a small-framed plant. The growing season is warm-to-cool (not for rainy season). ‘Emerald Crown’ can extend the ‘Green Magic’ slot into cold.  Matures in 93 from direct seed, and 78 days from transplant.  

Disease package: T: AD, Pfs 

https://sakatavegetables.com/vegetable/emerald-crown/ 

https://www.ruppseeds.com/vegetables/products/broccoli/emerald-crown 

https://us.stokeseeds.com/broccoli-0200074.html 

‘Empire’ produces a high-domed, smooth head with great weight and excellent color. It is primarily for the crown cut, short-trim markets. It shows very strong blind plant tolerance. Matures from direct seed in 102 days and transplant in 92 days. 

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‘Green Magic F1’ is a broccoli crown in the mid-early maturity class and offers very uniform heads. The semi-domed, blue-green heads have an attractive, tight medium-small bead size. Grow this variety from cool into warm planting slot for its’ best performance. Matures in 75 days. 

Disease package: HT, IR: Pfs 

https://www.harrisseeds.com/products/11408-broccoli-green-magic-f1?variant=39983957639240 

‘Happy Rich’ are uniform, vigorous, dark-green plants that produce jumbo-size florets that resemble mini heads of broccoli. They have an excellent, sweet, broccoli flavor. This sprouting broccoli produces ample amounts of side shoots (when plants are spaced 12 to 18 inches apart). Planting a single crop harvest, space plants 6 to 8 inches apart, and pinching is not necessary. The solution for successful summer broccoli production! Matures in 27 days. 

https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/broccoli/mini-broccoli/happy-rich-f1-broccoli-seed-2629.html 

‘Imperial’ produces fancy quality broccoli in warm weather. The warm weather is needed to make good, dense heads. Great for spring, summer, early fall crops and in winter in the South. If you think your conditions are too warm to grow broccoli, give ‘Imperial’ a try. Best for crown cut. The maturity may be affected by heat and day length. Matures in 71days.  

https://www.seedway.com/product/imperial-broccoli-treated-seed/ 

‘Ironman’ is a traditional broccoli hybrid that produces high-quality crowns. It’s suitable for fresh market bunching and crown, as well as processing. The deep heads, high domes are firm and very adaptable. A uniform plant make ‘Ironman’ easy-to-work, harvest and clean. Nice for warm season production, including transition season in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States. Medium-to-late maturity. 

https://www.vegetables.bayer.com/us/en-us/products/broccoli/details.html/broccoli_ironman_usa_seminis_fresh_market_open_field_fresh_market_west.html 

‘Kariba RZ’ is a multi-use crown broccoli variety with uniform harvest. It’s consistently good shape, color, and heavy-deep domes. A vigorous plant type suitable for the autumn season in continental U.S. and early winter harvest in the desert Southwest. ‘Kariba RZ’ is ideal for fresh market with useable crowns, bunches, and florets. Matures in 70 to 110 days, depending on season. 

Disease package: Foc (1) 

https://rijkzwaanusa.com/vegetable-seeds/broccoli/kariba-rz-f1-b62937-prdBO10106-S1-ctgCrops.broccoli 

‘Kingdom’ is a medium-sized hybrid plant and has a lower head position. It features a good crown quality and nice dome shape. Matures in 70 days. 

https://us.stokeseeds.com/hybridbroccoli-kingdom-0200099.html 

A highly adaptable, crown-cut hybrid, yielding high-domed heads. It has very small beads and exceptionally uniform head maturity. ‘Millennium’ has a round shape, and less side shoots. and shown a strong post-harvest color retention. Matures in 88 days from transplant. 

Disease package: T: H, AD 

https://www.ruppseeds.com/vegetables/products/broccoli/millennium 

Breeder: Sakata Seed America

The well-domed heads are a beautiful, deep-purple color (overlaid on a dark-green background) with vibrant, bright violet stems. Suitable for bunching or crowns. ‘Purple Magic’ has performed very well in cool-weather conditions in coastal regions in California and for fall crops in northern areas. The color is a darker purple and more attractive than other commercial purple types (that we have trialed). A 2024 AAS winner! Matures in 62 days. 

https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/broccoli/standard-broccoli/purple-magic-f1-broccoli-seed-4956.html 

‘Tahoe RZ’ is a multi-use hybrid broccoli for fresh market. It performs best from cool-to-warm conditions with drip or furrow irrigation. The smooth, dense and high-domed heads make it excellent for crowns. The beads are small-to-medium with an attractive, dark-green color. Matures in 70 to 110 days, depending on season. 

Disease package: Foc (1) 

https://rijkzwaanusa.com/vegetable-seeds/broccoli/tahoe-rz-f1-25-962-prdBO10048-S1-ctgCrops.broccoli