Wild Wednesday – Sea Kale
This week's wild Wednesday is sea kale - you may have seen it on the shingle along our coasts.
The scientific name for sea kale is “crambe maritima.” It is a robust herbaceous perennial forming a fantastic clump of large, lobed, wavy-edged powdery-blue leaves.
Sea kale was once a common sight above the high tide mark on many of Britain's shingle beaches, but is now restricted to sporadic clusters, but lucky for us it can be found on many of our beaches across the district.
It’s nectar-rich flowers are great for attracting pollinating insects.
It is edible but we don't want to shout about that, as it looks much better where it is!
Read more here: Crambe maritima - Wikipedia