Petromarula Species, Cretan Wall-Lettuce

This miraculous and spectacular perennial, has me in trouble trying to get its seeds for the third year now.

It grows wil...Read Mored on the most minute rock crack. It produces leaves around its base that look very much like those of celery. In mid April long stalks develop within a few days and the flowers show about the end of April. It reaches a height of about 1.5 meters (5 feet) and mature plants have upto 30 stalks filled with flowers. The locals eat the leaves in the salad.

The plant cannot stand the heat of the cretan summer. It dries quickly and appears again next year. It is surprising how little it is known and appreciated. I have not found found seeds on the mature stalks. I will try again this month.

(No Common Name) Beautiful Campanula relative from Crete. Evergreen, shiny, parsley-like foliage forms an attractive rosette with the bl...Read Moreoom spike of pale lavender, wide-open bells emanating from the center to about 18 inches.
Description: Robust rosettes, spikes of closely packed, starry mauve flowers Jun-Jul, 1m. Monocarpic and takes several years to reach flowering size. Does not tolerate clay soil.