Sea Kale (Crambe maritima)
Plants with blue or purple flowers | |
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Common Sea Lavender | Rock Sea Lavender |
Vernal Squill | Sea Holly |
Sheep's Bit | Dune Pansy |
Plants with green or brown flowers | |
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Sea Beet | Sea Spurge |
Alexanders | Sea Plantain |
Grasses | |
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Marram Grass | Lyme Grass |
Cord Grass | Sea Couch Grass |
Trees & Shrubs | |
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Sea Buckthorn | Creeping Willow |
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Sea Kale has thick grey-green cabbage-like leaves and large white flowers on a long stalk. It grows mainly in shingle at the back of the beach. The stems and shoots are edible once boiled and can be eaten like asparagus. Its flowering period is from June to August.