Greater Sea-kale

Crambe cordifolia

''Crambe cordifolia'', the greater sea-kale, colewort or heartleaf crambe , is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Caucasus. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Crambe cordifolia ssp kotschyana Tajikistan, Nurek Crambe cordifolia,Geotagged,Spring,Tajikistan

Appearance

Growing to 2.5 m tall by 1.5 m broad, it is a substantial clump-forming herbaceous perennial with kidney-shaped dark green leaves, 35 cm or more in length, which die down in mid- to late summer. It is cultivated in gardens for its broad crinkled foliage and spectacular multi-branched inflorescences of many small fragrant white, cruciform flowers, reaching up to 2 metres high and appearing in early summer. Under droughty conditions the foliage depreciates. The plant is tap-rooted and resents disturbance.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusCrambe
SpeciesC. cordifolia
Photographed in
Tajikistan