MERTENSIA maritima

Mertensia maritime, blue flowers, grey-white leaves. Crisp, crunchy leaves have an amazing taste of oysters. The leaves and edible flowers are used in cooking often with fish dishes. oysterleaf is a rare and highly sought after plant for the gourmet cooks. Rich sandy soil in bright light or part shade. A prize possession to grow and impress your best. Flowers June to August. The flowering shoots tend to lay flat. It has a long spirally-twisted taproot that anchors it between the sandy and rocky habitat most often found. One plant generally lasts 5 years then requires dividing of the crown. An endangered species on the Northern Ireland list.zone4