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Limbarda crithmoides
Golden samphire is a tufted perennial of salt marshes and sea cliffs in western and southern Europe and the Mediterranean, grown for its edible leaves. It thrives in full sun with salty or sandy, well-drained soil and tolerates coastal exposure.
The golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides) is a perennial coastal species, which may be found growing on salt marsh or sea cliffs across western and southern Europe and the Mediterranean.
Golden samphire has a tufted habit, and the plant may grow up to 1 m tall. It has narrow fleshy green to yellow green leaves and large flower heads, with six yellow ray florets which may be up to 1.5–2.5 cm (1–1 in) across. The flowers are self-fertile (able to pollinate themselves) and may also be pollinated by bees, flies and beetles. They bloom between June and October and can smell like shoe polish.
Young leaves may be eaten raw or cooked as a leaf vegetable. It was formerly sold in markets in London for uses in pickles.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Golden samphire by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
