Flowering kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala), sold as a food crop under the trade name "salad savoy," is an ornamental-type leaf kale bred for a dense, low rosette of tightly ruffled leaves in vivid magenta, purple, rose and cream around a green edge — the same plant grown in cool-season flower beds as "ornamental" or "flowering" cabbage and kale. It does not truly flower on the plate: the "bloom" is the coloured leaf head itself, its centre pigmented like a giant frilled rose. Milder, sweeter and less coarsely bitter than the curly and lacinato food kales, it is used mostly raw — as a dramatic edible garnish, a confetti of colour shredded through slaws and salads, or a whole leaf lining a plate or buffet — with cooking reserved for quick sautés, since heat dulls its showpiece colour.