Chard 'Bright Lights'

Beta vulgaris var. cicla

How to grow Chard 'Bright Lights'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Minimal care required of this beautiful and colorful vegetable. Grows best in full sun but will do good in light shade.

Bright Lights likes a position of full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Bright Lights is thought of as very hardy, so this plant will tend to survive through freezing conditions. Bright Lights needs a loamy and clay soil with a ph of 6.1 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Bright Lights from seed

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 0.39 inches (1.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 10°C / 50°F to ensure good germination.

Transplanting Bright Lights

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Bright Lights is a very hardy plant.

Harvesting Bright Lights

Chard Bright Lights Etymology

The species name vulgaris is from the Latin vulgus (“the multitude, the masses”) +‎ -āris, and means “common”, “usual”, or “commonly known” 1.

Misspellings of Chard 'Bright Lights'

Rainbow, Neon, Five Color Silverbeet, 5 color silverbeet, 5 colour silverbeet

Other Names for Chard 'Bright Lights'

Neon Lights, Rainbow Chard, Five Colour Silverbeet

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