Wisconsin Fast Plants® (scientific name: Brassica rapa) are rapid-cycling brassicas. They are members of the crucifer family of plants, closely related to cabbage, turnips, broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables. Fast Plants® today require little more attention than continuous fluorescent light, water, and fertilizer. Teachers & Learners find the excitement of growing a real, living plant is irresistible. Fast Plants® change visibly every single day, right in front of your eyes. In two short weeks, the tiny seeds will sprout, grow, and bloom. In just over a month, learners can plant seeds, tend plants, pollinate flowers, and harvest new seeds.

Stock Seed Name: Standard (improved Basic, Rbr) - Standard for form and performance; flowers in 13 to 17 days; variable for expression of purple pigment in stems.

Main Uses: Life cycles, environmental science, botany, comparative morphology, physiology.

Genetic Designation: Rbr