Although a debate rages among horticulturists on whether the Romanesco cultivar of Brassica oleracea (Botrytis Group) is a broccoli or cauliflower, the flavorful and attractive member of the cabbage ...

Observe the fascinating 130-day journey of a Romanesco broccoli (or Romanesco cauliflower) as it grows from a tiny seed to ...

It is elusive, to be sure. It is also chartreuse and spiky, with each spiraling cone a naturally occurring fractal—meaning its shape is formed by smaller shapes ...

Now that we’re in the height of the growing season, I hope you home gardeners are enjoying all kinds of goodies from your plot. In addition to the traditional home garden plants that most of us try, I ...

Some people look at Romanesco broccoli and think space alien. Others get all excited and exclaim “fractals!” Fractals are identical, repetitive patterns in nature of varying size. The tiniest floret ...

Don’t be surprised if Romanesco starts popping up on metro Phoenix menus. This crazy-looking vegetable is quickly becoming a farmers market favorite, and plenty of local growers would love to put it ...

Put mathematics and broccoli together and you have the two most hated things of my childhood. And that’s exactly what the Romanesco Broccoli is all about. But now that I’m an adult, I find that I’m ...

Brassica season in Houston continues with beautiful heads of romanesco, a cousin of broccoli. With a fractal shape, this stunningly beautiful vegetable is packed with vitamins and fiber. Romanesco can ...

Thick pasta, rich butter and savory Parmesan cheese -- did anyone else enjoy this simple, yet decadent delight as a kid? While it could have been dubbed "cheese pasta" or something similar by your ...

What does broccoli have to do with mankind’s understanding of dark matter, one of the universe’s greatest mysteries? Stanford University published a 3,200-megapixel picture of Romanesco broccoli on ...