Crithmum maritimum
Rock samphire is often grown for its culinary uses. The young growth can be picked and used in salads or pickled in vinegar. It goes particularly well with fish and seafood.
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- Aspect: East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
- Family: Apiaceae
- Flower Colour : Green, Yellow
- Flower Season: Autumn , Summer
- Foliage: Evergreen
- Habit : Bushy
- Hardiness : H6 (Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe) -20 to -15C
- Moisture: Well-drained
- pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Season of Interest : Autumn, Summer
- Soil: Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Sunlight: Full Sun
- Tags: Plants for Pollinators
- Height & Width: 30cm x 30cm
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Rock samphire is often grown for its culinary uses. The young growth can be picked and used in salads or pickled in vinegar. It goes particularly well with fish and seafood.
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