Thompson & Morgan offered Rainbow Chard from 1970 through 1989 and then dropped the variety after the number of colors began to decrease. After years of searching, SSE discovered that our friends at Digger's Garden Club in Australia have been offering the true Five Color Silverbeet for a decade. Spectacular range of colors throughout the entire season. Re-selected strain , seed crops of all the different colors grown in isolation to maintain a proper balance of colors. 50-60 days. ca. 25 seeds