Nature uses color in lots of different ways. Find out why some types of cabbage are purple and what this means. See more »

Cucumber, a trailing vine of the gourd family. Its green fruit -- usually long and warty with crisp, white flesh -- is sliced and eaten raw in salads, or pickled with dill or other spices and eaten as a relish. See more »

Artichoke, a name applied to two different plants. The globe, or French, artichoke, which is grown for its edible flower heads, is a perennial plant that grows from three to four feet (90 to 120 cm) high. See more »

Asparagus, a genus of useful and ornamental plants of the lily family. There are about 150 species, all native to the Old World. See more »

Beet, a common root vegetable. It is grown for its sweet, fleshy root; for its sugar; or for its leaves, which are used as greens. See more »

Broccoli, a vegetable. It is a variety of cabbage and is closely related to cauliflower. See more »

Brussels Sprouts, a vegetable closely related to cabbage. The plant has a tall, thick stem with large, green leaves. See more »

Cabbage, a leafy vegetable of the mustard family. The common cabbage has a dense head of light-green, juicy leaves with a distinctive odor. See more »

Chinese Cabbage, or Celery Cabbage, a leafy salad vegetable. The core, shaped like a cylinder 12 to 18 inches (30 to 45 cm) long and 4 to 5 inches (10 to 13 cm) in diameter, is the part that is eaten. See more »

Chive, a plant related to the onion and grown for its grasslike, hollow leaves, which are used in seasoning. See more »