Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima)

Family: Plumbaginaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Pink, Purple, Red, White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late spring, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves - cooked. Used for slimming. Root. No more details are given. — Used for slimming.; No more details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Coastal salt marshes, pastures and maritime cliffs. Dry, sandy, somewhat acidic soils in sandy turf, coastal salt marshes, cliffs and mountain pastures. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)