Crambe maritima - Sea kale

Sea kale (Crambe maritima) is a perennial vegetable native to European coastlines, grown for its blanched spring shoots, young leaves, and starchy cooked root. It tolerates poor, dry, and salty soils once established.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Perennial

Functions

• Drought-tolerance¹
• Attracting bees¹
• Ground cover¹

Footnotes

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