Crambe cordifolia
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Crambe cordifolia, the greater sea-kale,[1] colewort or heartleaf crambe ( syn. Crambe glabrata DC.), 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.[2]
Epithet
The Latin specific epithet cordifolia, meaning "heart-shaped", refers to the leaves.[3]
Description
Growing to Template:Convert tall by Template:Convert broad, it is a substantial clump-forming herbaceous perennial with kidney-shaped dark green leaves, Template:Convert or more in length, which die down in mid- to late summer.[4] It is cultivated in gardens for its broad crinkled foliage and spectacular multi-branched inflorescences of many small fragrant white, cruciform (cross-shaped) flowers, reaching up to Template:Convert high and appearing in early summer. Under droughty conditions the foliage depreciates. The plant is tap-rooted and resents disturbance.
References
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External links
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