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Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
6 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 50-58
Description: Compact plants with thick, dark-green, savoyed leaves with white veins and broad, white stems. Harvest baby greens in 25 days.

Burpee's Rhubarb Chard Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 55-65
Description: Red-veined, heavily savoyed, green leaves with deep purple-crimson stalks.

Verte a Carde Blanche Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 54-54
Description: Large, green, slightly blistered and savoyed leaves with wide, white ribs.

Verde da Taglio Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 55-60
Description: Italian chard. Plants produce thin stems and smooth leaves with mild spinach flavor.

Bright Lights Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (4.9 Stars):
24 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 50-60
Description: 20-inch plants with dark-green, bronzed, moderately savoyed leaves with stems, midribs and secondary veins showing gold, yellow, orange, and pink intermediate pastels and stripes.. All American Selection 1998. Harvest baby leaves in 28 days.

Five Color Silverbeet Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (4.5 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 50-60
Description: Multi-colored variety. Seed Savers Exchange explains: "Thompson & Morgan offered Rainbow Chard from 1970 through 1989 and then dropped the variety after the number of colors began to decrease. After years of searching, SSE discovered that our friends at Digger's Garden Club in Australia have been offering the true Five Color Silverbeet for a decade. Spectacular range of colors throughout the entire season. Re-selected strain , seed crops of all the different colors grown in isolation to maintain a proper balance of colors."

Monstruoso Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Italian heirloom. Broad white petioles are good substitute for hard-to-grow celery or for pak choy in Asian dishes.

Perpetual Spinach Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (3.8 Stars):
4 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 50-60
Description: Exceptionally tender, smooth leaves on thin green stalks. Lasts through summer and withstands moderate frost. Will not bolt. Also known as 'Perpetual' and 'Leaf Beet'.

Lucullus Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (3.7 Stars):
3 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 50-52
Description: Heirloom. Light-green, deeply savoyed leaves on thick, white round stalks. Harvest baby greens at 25 days.

Argentata Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (2.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: 2- to 3-foot plants with deep-green, savoyed leaves and broad, silvery-white midribs.

Rhubarb Swiss Chard Overall Rating: (2.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 59-60
Description: Heirloom. Dark-green, crinkled leaves on deep-crimson stalks. Harvest baby greens in 32 days. Very hardy but young plants may bolt if frosted in spring. Also known as 'Ruby Red' and 'Red Rhubarb'.

Bright Yellow Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 30-57
Description: Deep-green leaves with bright-yellow stems. Harvest baby in 30 days, mature in 57 days.

Burpee's Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-62
Description: 22- to 27-inch plants with savoyed, dark-green, thick, tender leaves on thick, white stems.

Charlotte Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 54-54
Description: Narrow, savoyed, deep ruby-red leaves. Rhubarb type. Also known as 'Charolette'.

Large White Ribbed Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 58-58
Description: Very uniform, dark-green leaves with white veins and broad, smooth, white stalks.

Magenta Sunset Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Smooth, mild-flavored, deep-green leaves with hot-pink ribs and veins. Harvest baby greens at 28 days. Almost indistinguishable from Pink Passion.

Mangold Witerbi Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-70
Description: Medium-green, savoyed leaves with white veins and short, broad white stems. Also known as 'Witerbi Mangold'.

Orange Fantasia Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 65-65
Description: Dark-green, semi-savoyed leaves and golden-orange stalks. Somewhat slow-growing. Good resistance to bolting.

Orea Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 48-48
Description: Very light-green leaves on silver-white stalks.

Pink Passion Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Deep-green leaves with hot-pink ribs and veins. Harvest baby greens in 28 days. Almost indistinguishable from Magenta Sunset.

Rainbow Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Upright plants, mix of red, pink, white, yellow, orange and striped colors. Also known as 'Improved Rainbow Mix'.

Silverado Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-65
Description: 14- to 16-inch plants with dark-green, deeply savoyed leaves with white veins on broad, smooth, white stems. Slow to bolt.

White King Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Extra dark-green, heavily savoyed leaves with large, thick, white ribs.

Erbette Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Thin stems and smooth green foliage. Resists bolting in hot weather.

Virgo Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Broad white stems, similar to Monstruoso.

Italian Silver Rib Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-50
Description: Heirloom. Large plants with wide, silvery mid-ribs and crinkly, broad, deep-green leaves.

Scarlet Charlotte Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-50
Description: Wide, crunchy, magenta stalks with deep-green, savoyed leaves. Very ornamental.

Golden Sunrise Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 28-58
Description: 2-foot plants with deep gold petioles, midribs and veins with medium greens leaves. Harvest for baby greens in about 4 weeks. Also called 'Golden'.

Broadstem Green Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Large, 20- to 24-inch plants with wide, white, succulent midribs and long stems.

Rhubarb Supreme Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-60
Description: 18- to 24-inch plants with ruby red stalks and leaf veins and deep green, crumpled leaves. Bolt-resistant in hot summer weather.

Golden Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 56-56
Description: Heirloom with large, light green, semi-savoyed leaves with bright golden yellow stems and veins.

Pink Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Stalks are mostly pink color, with a few white.

Canary Yellow Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Plants have yellow stems.

Flamingo Pink Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Plants produce hot neon pink stems.

Oriole Orange Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Plants produce orange stems.

Vulcan Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Improved Swiss rhubarb chard with red stems.

Pink Lipstick Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Plants produce savoyed leaves with bright magenta stems.

Umaina Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Japanese chard variety. Plants produce smooth, deep green, slightly waved leaves with pale-green mid-rib and short stalks. Tolerates heat and cold. Slow bolting.

Verde a costa blanca- Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-60
Description: Italian chard. Plants produce large heads with huge, green and silver leaves.

Bietola da Coste Bionda de Lione Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Italian chard. Plants produce large heads with huge leaves and thick stems. Lighter green than 'Costa Blanca'.

Barese Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Italian chard. Short plants produce very thick white stems and dark green tops.

Cardinal Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Plants produce bright red stems.

Glatter Silber Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Very fast growing plants produce silvery white stems and green leaves.

Feurio Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Bolt-resistant plants produce fiery red stems and dark green leaves.

Sea Foam Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 53-53
Description: Plants produce shiny, crinkled green leaves and white stems.

Gold Glebe Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 65-65
Description: Low-growing plants produce leaves with shades of yellow on small, smooth-ribbed stalks.

French Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Plants produce tender, thick green leaves with large, white stalks. Open pollinated.

Discovery Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 26-28
Description: Erect, cold-tolerant plants produce dark green leaves with contrasting dark red petioles.

Bionda di Lyon Swiss Chard Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 25-50
Description: Plants produce pale green leaves with white petioles. Harvest at about 25 days for baby, 50 days for bunching.
 
 
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