Crambe cordifolia
Colewort
5-9
Caucasus Mountains, Iran and Afghanistan - Western Asia

Large, open inflorescence sits atop a loose, low mound of leaves.
6 feet tall and 4 feet wide
The inflorescence on colewort resembles a giant gypsophila inflorescence. The flowers have 4 petals are ˝ inch across and are carried on a stout, multiple-branched panicle that may be 5 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide.
Late spring to early summer
The basal leaves have long stalks and can be 2 feet long. The heart-shaped leaves are deeply lobed, coarsely toothed, hispid and somewhat wrinkled.
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
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