Inula crithmoides
| Inula crithmoides | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 3' |
| Blooms: | Mid Summer-Late Summer |
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| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Inula crithmoides (common name: golden samphire)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
If you have sufficient seed, it is worthwhile trying a sowing in situ in the spring or the autumn.
Cultivation: Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil in a sunny position[1]. One report says that the plant dislikes shade whilst another says that it succeeds in a shady border[2].
The plant needs to be watered frequently and given some salt occasionally[2].
Range: Coasts of Europe, including Britain, and western Asia.
Habitat: Salt marshes, shingle banks and maritime cliffs and rocks on the south and west coasts of Britain[3].
Edibility: Young leaves - raw or cooked[4][5][6]. They are occasionally used as a potherb[7].
The fleshy leaves and young shoots are pickled and used as a relish in salads etc[8][9][10][7]. They are sometimes used as an adulterant of the true samphire, Crithmum maritimum[7].
Pollinators: Bees, flies, beetles, self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Wind: Tolerates maritime wind exposure
Seed Ripens: Late Summer-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thompson, Robert. The Gardener's Assistant. Blackie and Son, 1878.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Kunkel, Günther. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books, 1984.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Freethy, Ron. From Agar to Zenery. The Crowood Press, 1985.
- ↑ Sowerby, John. The Useful Plants of Great Britain. 1862.