Growing Chard: Three Basic Types

Type of Chard	Description	Varieties
White-stemmed	Broad white stems, often flattened, with glossy green leaves. Tend to be more productive and more tolerant of both cold and heat than colored varieties. ‘Fordhook Giant’ consistently outproduces other varieties in field trials.	‘Fordhook Giant,’ ‘Lucullus,’ ‘Silverado’
Colored	Excellent ornamentals. Tall pink- and red-stemmed varieties such as ‘Pink Passion’ or ‘Burgundy’ often grow quite tall and tend to be highly productive. Red varieties may bolt if planted too early in the spring. Sample various hues by trying seed mixtures.	‘Pink Passion,' ‘Burgundy,' ‘Orange Fantasia,' ‘Golden Sunrise,' ‘Bright Lights,' ‘Rhubarb’
Perpetual	The more leaves you pick, the more new ones emerge from the crowns of these sturdy plants. Popular in Europe, green-leafed perpetual chard bears mild-flavored greens over a very long season.	‘Perpetual,' ‘Verde da Taglio’

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