Other common names
blackbush, British barilla plant, kelpwort, prickly glasswort, Russian cactus, Russian thistle, salt grape, saltwort, sea grape, sea thrift
Synonyms
Kali soda
Annual Biennial
A seaside annual found around most of the coast of the British Isles. Stems are often sprawling, though may be upright to 60cm or so, with succulent, narrowly triangular leaves each tipped with a short spine. Tiny, inconspicuous, green flowers appear among the leaves in summer
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Sand