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We are completely smitten with this rare, scrumptious wildflower. It grows (& glows!) along the beaches of New England, Greenland, & Ireland with irresistible sky blue, rounded leaves, whose lustrous “bloom” (like the finish on grapes) is sensitive to the touch. It has a low habit, growing 4” tall & about 1’ wide, & though it would probably prefer beach-front housing, would do equally well in a largish pot, at the edge of a garden bed, or in a rock garden. Needing average water & moderate soil fertility, I would definitely bait for snails, lest you let this delicacy go to waste! The beautiful flowers are pink in bud, & fade to blue with age, & are produced in clusters at the end of the stems from Spring through Summer. The leaves are reported to taste like oysters, which gives this plant its common name.
