Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Cakile maritima is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, beetles, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies).

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich in vitamin C but have a very bitter taste. — Leaves, stems, flower buds and immature seedpods - raw or cooked.; They are rich in vitamin C but have a very bitter taste.; Used mainly as a flavouring.; Very young leaves can be added to salads whilst older leaves can be mixed with milder tasting leaves and used as a potherb.

Habitat & North American Range

Sandy and shingly places all around the coast. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)