Crambe cordifolia
greater sea kale
- 9cm pot
- £9.99
- available to order from late spring
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £19.00 £29.97
- available to order from late spring
Delivery options
- Standard £5.95
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: deep, fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Flowering period: June to July
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Billowing clouds of tiny, white flowers float above huge rosettes of deeply cut dark green leaves in June and July. A favourite plant of Edwardian garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, this perennial looks magnificent at the back of a sunny border or as part of a cottage garden scheme. The tiny flowers, attractive to bees, are a perfect foil for large-flowered plants. The leaves smell strongly of cabbage and the plant needs space to spread out. - Garden care: Cut back the plant to ground level in autumn and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted manure or garden compost around the plant in spring.
