Crithmum maritimum
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Crithmum maritimum, Rock Samphire, Sea Fennel
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Crithmum
Umbels of tiny yellow green flowers. The sea green leaves are oblong and succulent. Culinary; the leaves are high in vitamin C, they have a strong salty flavour. Great pickled or made into chutney.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H4 (-5 to -10C)
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Height: 30cm
• Spread: 30cm
Rock Samphire can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun, Partial Shade
• Soil type: Sand, Light Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Neutral – Alkaline pH
• Habit: Upright
• Flowering colour: Yellow, Green
• 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: No
• Propagation: Cuttings
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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