Crambe maritima Vietnam Alabama forest when we spotted

Alabama forest when we spotted several clumps of amsonia flowering in the wet

Each spike terminates in a cluster of 8-10 dark rosy pink

you can expect an evergreen 2' tall x 2' wide specimen

a color pattern we've never seen in century plants

Crambe maritima Vietnam Alabama forest when we spottedWe have long admired the European beach native Crambe maritima, but repeatedly failed when trying to grow it, assuming it to have no tolerance of our summer heat and humidity. We failed, until we stopped being too nice and planted it in almost pure gravel in our full sun crevice garden, where it has thrived. Being a halophytic (loves salty soils) coastal native, deep sandy soils will also provide a proper habitat. Crambe maritima (first cousin to