date:Jul 17, 2013
Italy has many local cultivars of cauliflowers according to the region. Gigante di Napoli, Primaticcio di Toscana and Tardivo di Fano are white varieties, whereas Giallino Precoce di Jesi, Verde di Macerata, Verde di Palermo, Romanesco (with a pine-shaped head) and Violetto di Catania are coloured varieties.
As dr. Valentino Ferrari from the CRA - Unit di Ricerca per l'Orticoltura (Research Centre) in Monsampolo del Tronto (Marche) says, many of these are still unknown outside of their area of