Wild Dreams Kale

Brassica oleracea    Seeds per pack ~ 70    Germination 84% Oct 2024   Packed for 2025 Origins and History Wild Dreams Kale is a relatively recent heirloom selection within the kale family, bred and stabilized by seed stewards who valued both resilience and aesthetic uniqueness. While rooted in the long lineage of Brassica oleracea crops cultivated for centuries across Europe and the Mediterranean, this variety embodies the tradition of farmer-led plant breeding, where growers select for traits that balance nutrition, vigor, and adaptability. Like other kales, its ancestry ties back to coastal wild cabbages of Europe, but “Wild Dreams” reflects modern efforts to blend heritage seed preservation with creative selection, ensuring heirloom diversity continues to this new broad-leafed winter kale to a wider audience. Bred by Jennifer Williams of Wild Dreams Farm on Vashon Island, Washington, working alongside Ryan Wheeler, a member of the Vashon Seed Growers Network, 'Wild Dreams' kale is