Sowing calendar · Herbs
Rock samphire
Crithmum maritimum · Funcho-marítimo, Hinojo marino, Criste marine, Meerfenchel, Finocchio marino, perrexil
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow in traysMar–May
- PlantMar–Apr, Oct
- TransplantMay–Jun, Oct
- FloweringJun–Sep
- HarvestApr–Jul
- Germination
- 14–40 days · soil from 10 °C
- Spacing
- 40 cm between rows · 30 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0.5 cm
- Harvest after
- First crop after ~1 years
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- half hardy
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~2 years
Notes
A succulent native of the Portuguese sea cliffs and shingle, with a strong fennel-and-citrus flavour. In the garden it wants full sun and a sharply drained, sandy or gravelly spot; it copes with salt spray and drought but not with wet clay. Pick the young fleshy shoots in spring and early summer, before flowering, for pickles or to serve with fish; do not strip wild plants.
Sources
- Jardim Botânico UTAD: Crithmum maritimum
- Entre Sementes: Sementes de funcho-marítimo ou perrexil-do-mar
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.