Green cabbage has smooth, dark to pale green outer leaves; the inner leaves are pale green or white. (Sometimes the outer leaves are tied around the head as the cabbage grows to keep the interior white; cabbage also turns white if it is kept in cold storage.)


Three types of green cabbage, Danish, domestic, and pointed, account for most commercially marketed cabbage.

Danish types: Danish types, which are grown for late fall sale,
and for storage over the winter, are very compact and solid,
with round or oval heads.

Domestic: Domestic types form slightly looser, round or
flattened heads, with curled leaves that are more brittle than
any of the Danish types.

Pointed: Pointed varieties, which are grown mainly in the
Southwest for spring marketing, have small, rather conical
heads and smooth leaves.

North Carolina Cabbage Growers/Shipper List

Cooling/Storage Requirements of North Carolina Cabbage