4" Red Giant Mustard Plant 🌿🔥

Add a bold splash of color and flavor to your garden with our Red Giant Mustard. Known for its dramatic, deep red-purple leaves and robust growth, this heirloom green symbolizes strength and vitality. Not only is it striking in the landscape, but it also offers edible, nutrient-packed leaves that bring a peppery kick to your kitchen.

🌱 Growth & Season

Red Giant Mustard thrives in cool weather and is perfect for planting in both spring and fall. In the Southeast (Zones 8–9), it can be direct-sown or transplanted in early spring for a spring harvest and again in late summer to early fall for an autumn show of color and flavor.

🌿 Why It Matters

• Symbolic meaning: Represents strength, resilience, and abundance.

• Edible + Ornamental: A true “dual-purpose” plant—both beautiful in containers and borders, and delicious in the kitchen.

• Health benefits: Packed with vitamins A, C, and K, plus antioxidants.

☀️ Where to Plant

• Plant in full sun for best leaf color (partial shade in hotter months).

• Ideal for vegetable gardens, edible borders, raised beds, or containers.

• Works beautifully in ornamental plantings with its bold foliage.

🌸 Care Instructions

• Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.

• Soil: Prefers rich, well-draining soil enriched with compost.

• Fertilizer: Side-dress with organic fertilizer for tender, flavorful leaves.

• Harvest: Pick outer leaves when young for milder taste; allow inner leaves to grow for continuous harvest.

🌼 Complimentary Plant Pairings

Pair Red Giant Mustard with companion plants that highlight its striking foliage:

• Ornamental Kale & Cabbage – enhance bold texture and fall/winter color.

• Swiss Chard – rainbow stems bring brightness alongside the mustard’s deep tones.

• Pansies & Violas – cheerful blooms soften and contrast the dramatic leaves.

• Herbs like Parsley or Dill – add fragrance and fill in around your mustard.

✨ Whether you’re creating a beautiful edible landscape or simply want to enjoy fresh, peppery greens at your table, the Red Giant Mustard is a garden must-have.