A native to the beaches of Britain and Ireland, sea kale is a nice ornamental, and an interesting edible perennial. In spring, its glaucous, collard-like leaves come up providing an early edible green. In Early summer it puts up a flower stalk that can be used like a broccoli raab. Finally, it flowers into a spray of ornamental white, baby breath-like flowers. Being a beach plant it can grow in poor gravelly soil and a sunny location. This, and probably other wild brassica species, are the fore-bearers to the abundant varieties of vegetables we eat from the cabbage family
We have a nice crop of year old seed grown plants.
Sold in 4” pots. Vernalized and well established.
A native to the beaches of Britain and Ireland, sea kale is a nice ornamental, and an interesting edible perennial. In spring, its glaucous, collard-like leaves come up providing an early edible green. In Early summer it puts up a flower stalk that can be used like a broccoli raab. Finally, it flowers into a spray of ornamental white, baby breath-like flowers. Being a beach plant it can grow in poor gravelly soil and a sunny location. This, and probably other wild brassica species, are the fore-bearers to the abundant varieties of vegetables we eat from the cabbage family
We have a nice crop of year old seed grown plants.
Sold in 4” pots. Vernalized and well established.
We have also grown some other species including the potentially massive C. podyphyla. Again our availability is variable.
