A leafy green vegetable often used in Mediterranean cooking, Swiss chard has highly
nutritious leaves. It is also known as silver beet, perpetual spinach, spinach beet, crab
beet, seakale beet and bright lights. The leaves are green or reddish in colour, with the
stalks having a variation of the most magnificent colours.
Swiss chard and spinach are often confused. Interestingly enough, Swiss chard is actually
part of the beet family and supplies leaves throughout the year. The ‘Bright Lights’
variety from Starke Ayres will add glorious colour to your veggie garden with its cheerful
yellow, red and orange stems.
Unlike spinach, which is much less heat tolerant, Swiss chard is hardy and therefore one
of the easiest vegetables to grow. So pop in to Stark Ayres Garden Centre and stock up
on this nutritious veggie!