Radish
Radish ‘Flamboyant 5’
Radish ‘Flamboyant 5’: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
‘Flamboyant 5’ is a salad radish variety, commonly known botanically as Raphanus sativus, in the brassica family. It forms a half-long, cylindrical root combining pinkish red and white colours. Its elongated outline and contrasting colours help you recognise it among small round radishes. The number 5 is part of the variety name. The swollen root is the main part associated with this selection and its use in the kitchen.The enlarged portion has pale, crisp, juicy flesh when the radish is young. A fine root continues from its lower end. This variety is early, fairly mild in flavour and relatively resistant to pithiness. Pithiness means that dense flesh loses its texture and becomes spongy or hollow. Flesh quality also depends on plant age, heat and the consistency of its water supply, which influence how the young root develops.Above the ground, green leaves initially form a rosette. Their blades are elongated and…
