Succeeds in full sun in a well-drained fertile preferably alkaline soil. Prefers a pH of 5.5 to 7. Tolerates a pH in the range 4.3 to 7.5. Prefers a cool moist reasonably fertile soil. Chinese savoy is often cultivated, especially in the Orient, for its edible leaves. There are some named varieties.

Leaves - raw or cooked.

Seed - sow in situ in the spring and early summer.

Not known in the wild.