Sesuvium - sea purslane

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Take a trip to the beach and you might spot this plant busily knitting together the sliding sand dunes - giving it the other common name of shoreline purslane.

It's found around the world at tidal flats and salt marshes, and foraged for its salty edible leaves, high in vitamin C. Eat them raw, lightly steamed, or pickled as the Filipinos do.

A great plant for adventurous gourmets, seaside gardeners, and ancient mariners suffering from scurvy.

Beach images : Forest & Kim Starr cropped to size.

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Description

Sesuvium portulacastrum - sea purslane, shoreline purslane

APPEARANCE : Low-growing spreading coastal succulent, native to many frost-free parts of the world including Australia. Branching red stems covered with long fleshy leaves, sometimes rounded. Pink starry flowers followed by seedpods.
USE FOR : Rockeries, pots, landscaping, groundcover, xeriscaping, coastal gardens, erosion control, bushtucker. Hardy and drought tolerant once established.
PLANTING : Plant in free-draining soil in sun for maximum colour and compact shape. Grows in sand, salty marshland, and frontline coastal locations.
CARE : Water until the plant is established, usually around 12 weeks. Once established, water when soil is dry. Keep it in a sunny position for at least part of the day.
HEIGHT & WIDTH: 0.2m H x 2m W.
YOUR PLANTS : These are tubestock plants, healthy young plants with new roots that will establish quickly in your garden. The pot size is 80mm high and 42 mm wide.
You can see an example in the image gallery.
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