Beta vulgaris (Sugar Beet Group)

Botanical Description

Beta vulgaris (Sugar Beet Group) is an erect, biennial plant producing a rosette of leaves from a swollen rootstock. It grows around 60cm tall, with a flowering stem that can be 150cm or more tall. Sugar beet is the second most important sugar producing crop in the world and is grown on a very large scale in the temperate zone. Although not usually grown in gardens, the roots and leaves are edible.