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Beta vulgaris maritima

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Home Perennial Beta vulgaris maritima

Banks and shingle by the coast.

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Height: 1.2 m / 4 ft
Sun
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 2 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: of 5

Native Habitat

Sea Beet Beta vulgaris maritima native habitat is Banks and shingle by the coast.

Edible Uses

Young leaves - raw or cooked. A delicious spinach substitute in the spring, the leaves become less pleasant as the season progresses, developing a distinct bitterness in hot weather. Some people dislike the raw leaves since they can leave an unpleasant taste in the mouth.

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