Sea kale

Find help & information on Crambe maritima sea kale Herbaceous Perennial from the RHS

10 Seeds w/Instructions This Halophyte perennial vegetable long predates Victorian times and was once most popular, but today very rarely available

Information about Sea Kale including applications, nutritional value, taste, seasons, availability, storage, restaurants, cooking, geography and history.

Sea kale grows wild all along the Sussex coast and I photographed this at the weekend when I was walking along a beach there. I must admit I was tempted to pick some and take it home to cook as well as photograph it, but I didn't because it is a protected plant. It does taste very nice though and you can grow it in your own garden if you have the patience. My Pagan Eye posts show photos that I find interesting - seasonal images, pagan sites, events, or just pretty pictures. If you want to…

Excellent cabbage that is both sightly and tasty, sea kale or Crambe maritima is a perfect choice for every garden. Both an ornamental and harvestable shrub

Jonathan Buckley captures those small plants, which often go unnoticed

Meals with History or ‚Traditional Regional Cuisine‘. Recipes Sea kale

Open-pollinated perennial, probably Zone 5. Native to the seashores of England and Ireland and popular in Victorian England. Once grown on a large scale as a winter substitute for asparagus, cultivated for its blanched tender delicate ivory-colored leaf stalks that can be boiled or steamed to provide a good source of vitamin C. Sea Kale grows up to 3' forming a beautiful rosette of wavy-edged thick silvery-grey leaves and dense racemes of small white sweet-scented flowers in midsummer.Plants…

Crispy chips made from kale and a dash of sea salt. You'll love this easy-peasy snack!

A bit of a departure from my usual blog posts this week. I’ve had some time away from my home in Scotland, and spent a few days in Sussex, where I grew up, visiting friends and family, and en…