Crambe maritima 'Lily White'

  • Product number: 328900
  • Origin: Europe
  • Latin: Sea kale

A beautiful plant with curled, blue-green leaves. Perennial and very hardy. Harvesting occurs in the 2nd or 3rd year. From January onwards, the plant is covered with a 30-40 cm pot to blanch the young shoots. The shoots taste deliciously tender. In summer, the plant will flower; the flower stalks (in bud) are also a delicacy!

Names:
Latin: Crambe maritima
Dutch: Zeekool
English: Seakale

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Sowing method: March-June, first soak the seeds for 2 days in a jar with seawater or salt water. Then sow in a seed tray at 15-20̊C. After the first germination, more seeds will germinate if the seed tray is placed in the refrigerator for 1 week and then returned to 15-20̊C.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June

Harvesting time:

  • January
  • February
  • March

Soil type:

  • Sandy
  • Calcareous

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Partial shade
  • Flower colour: White flowers
  • Origin: Europe
  • Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Perennial
  • Attractive to insects: Various insects
  • Winter hardy: Forst hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Advanced
  • Latin: Sea kale
  • Dutch: Sea kale
  • Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
  • English: Seakale
  • All year round

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