Suaeda glauca Seeds | Glaucous Sea Blite
LATIN NAME: Suaeda glauca
COMMON NAME: Glaucous Sea Blite
Plant Profile
Among the ornamental and useful plants raised from seed, Glaucous Sea Blite (Suaeda glauca) stands out as an annual in the amaranth family, native to salt marshes and coasts of the northern hemisphere, while it is treasured for its fine, tough, salt-loving ways. In amaranth family it is fleshy, salt-loving sea blite of coast, a plant that colours salt marsh with its bluish-green, succulent dress. At maturity it stands about One metre. Put simply, this is a rewarding species for anyone willing to give it a suitable spot.
Science & Biotechnology
Research touching on Suaeda glauca ranges from the botany of the amaranth family to practical horticulture, including seed handling, propagation and the selection of superior forms. Glaucous sea blite holds a place in salt-marsh ecology papers of the northern hemisphere, and the botanists have mapped its place in the amaranth family and the coastal flora. Breeders and collectors still work with it, so well-kept seed remains available.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Glaucous Sea Blite earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. In coastal garden, glaucous sea blite is bluish-green plant of salty corner. Its small flowers feed small insects, its dry seeds feed birds, and upright, fleshy growth gives salt garden a fine, sea-side presence. Fleshy, tender parts have been used as a green of traditional coastal table, and plant grows well in moist, gritty, salty ground of open, sunny spot. Establishment is uncomplicated, and afterwards ordinary care suffices.
Seepweeds are salt-marsh vegetables, the edible glasswort kin, and soil healers for salty coasts; their succulent tips are a foraged delicacy.
Growing from Seed
Sow fresh seed of Glaucous Sea Blite under ordinary good conditions. Sow evenly over the surface and cover lightly into a loose, well-drained seed compost, water in gently, and keep the sowing in bright light with steady moisture. Transplant the sturdiest seedlings to their permanent spots and let them develop without disturbance.
Our Take
Glaucous Sea Blite repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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