Trying to boost the vitamin-C content of the ‘napa’ cabbage variety, a Nanjing Agricultural University professor developed the hybrid ‘yellow rose’ This highly nutritious vegetable can withstand very low temperatures.
That is how the Chinese university team had a fresh offering for Valentine’s Day this year – a hybrid cabbage variety that “blooms” in the shape of a rose. After it was promoted by students online, the highly nutritious “yellow rose” sold out within a day.
