Crambe maritima
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Crambe maritima, Sea Kale
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Crambe
Honey scented white flowers. Attractive fleshy grey/green leaves with crinkled edges. Culinary; blanch leaves in autumn for eating in the spring. The leaves are rich in vitamin C and magnesium.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H4 (-5 to -10C)
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Height: 75cm
• Spread: 60cm
Sea Kale can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as both herb plants and online as herb seeds.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun, Partial Shade
• Soil type: Sand, Light Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Neutral – Alkaline pH
• Habit: Upright
• Flowering colour: White
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: No
• UK native: Yes
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed:
• Indoor Sowing: In autumn, direct into pots. Place container in a cold frame for the winter. Slow germination.
• Outdoor Sowing: Do not bother, germination is erratic. Plant autumn sown seedlings 60cm apart in late spring.
• Propagation: Division
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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