I think it is an ornamental purple Kale that looks so pretty in the autumn. There are a lot of different ones sold. It has gone to seed, ie it has got flowers on which normally you would not see. http://www.finegardening.com/CMS/up...ng/Issues_101-110/041106_red_bor_kale_med.jpg http://images.google.co.uk/images?q...GB&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3375/3531296119_4cf110a9bb_b.jpg