'Birch Point' Sea Plantain

Plantago maritima Origin: Birch Point, Maine Improvement status: Wild Seeds per packet: ~40 BOTANICAL SAMPLE - NOT GERMINATION TESTED Life cycle: Perennial EFN INTRODUCTION. Sea Plantain (Plantago maritima) is a wild perennial vegetable that inhabits maritime environments in temperate to cold climates, rarely found growing more than a few feet from the high-tide line. But it's so resilient it can even thrive well below the high-tide line, getting swamped by seawater for multiple hours twice a day. It can handle being watered with saltwater. It also has a similar nutritional and medicinal profile to the other plantains, which means it's a powerhouse. But the best thing about it is its quality as food. I've put a lot of plantain in my mouth through the years — especially the common wild species, Plantago major and Plantago lanceolata, which I often chew up and apply to insect bites or other skin irritations — but none compare to sea plantain. Crunchy, fleshy, salty, fresh and vibrant, it