higgledy wrote:
"I have a cauliflower that is white closer to the top but close to the
leaves it is purple. Does anyone know how this happened? I did tie
about 2-3 leaves together to blanche the cauliflower since it first
formed. The top is white-white, the bottom is white florettes with
purple stalks."

There/s a purple head variety (Violet Queen) that doesn/t require
blanching. Is it possible you blanched away the purple color, save for
the floret stems?