trefle.io · Taken Jun 1, 2011 by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Amaranthaceae
Sea purslane
Atriplex portulacoides
Also known as Sesuvium, Sea sandwort, Shoreline purslane, Atriplex portulacoides var. murex
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Coastal Plant · Salt Tolerant · Edible · Succulent · Halophyte · Groundcover · Seaside · Forage · Perennial · Mediterranean
Sea purslane is a hardy coastal perennial that thrives in salty or sandy soils with minimal intervention. It prefers full sun to partial shade and is remarkably drought-tolerant once established. Its succulent, edible leaves have a pleasantly salty flavor and can be harvested regularly to encourage bushy growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; tolerates brackish and saline conditions · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, Denmark, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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