I have discovered a new brain food: Romanesco Broccoli, also known as Roman Cauliflower. The edible flower heads of this incredible brassica grow in chartreuse nested logarithmic spirals. Check it out:
This lovely photo is from The Nutmeg Polymath, whose blog entry on this fabulous fractal food caught my eye and got the wheels turning in my head. If I can figure out how to manage it, you’ll be seeing these babies growing in my yard. How much more ornamental can a vegetable get?
(For more information and amazing photos, visit John Walker’s Fractal Food page.)
The Daily Compost 
Good luck growing Romanescos! My mother has seeded them already for the year so I will be tracking their progress in the greenhouse. From what I understand, they can grow well into the fall like broccoli, even if planted outdoors.
They will be a lovely addition to your vegetable garden and I would love to see your results!
Thanks! It may be a little late to start brassicas down here in the Bluegrass…I’m a transplant from the Nutmeg State myself so I’m still learning the gardening ropes. Love the longer growing season (and more light year-round) but the heat is definitely a factor when growing things that like cooler weather. I’ll be sure to post if I have any success.
And even those who fall short in the “Math” department (ie. me) can also appreciate this gorgeous vegetable as an artist and foodie. 😉 Cool stuff!
The only thing better than delicious food is delicious food that looks fabulous!
those are gorgeous! and hey…how does one subscribe to your blog? I don’t see a handy-dandy widget anywhere for that…
jane
I don’t have one of those, do I? I’ll work on it and get back to you. Thanks for noticing, and thanks for reading. 🙂
Wow, that was easy! I now have a subscription widget in my sidebar. I guess I never thought I’d need it. Thanks for proving me wrong. 🙂
Excellent! I just signed up! 🙂 I am not very good at remembering to visit blogs, if I don’t get a little “ping” in my inbox…and I don’t much care for the RSS feeds…
glad you put it up!
jane