Cardamine flexuosa
| Cardamine flexuosa | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Early Fall |
| Open Woods Forest | |
| Native to: | |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Cardamine flexuosa (common name: wavy bittercress)
Propagation: Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ. This species needs very little encouragement and is quite capable of sowing itself, often too freely.
Cultivation: Prefers a moist humus rich soil in shade or semi-shade[1] but it succeeds in most soils and positions[2].
A common garden weed, it is found especially in pot-grown plants[3].
Range: Much of Europe, including Britain, east through Asia to China and Japan.
Habitat: Moist shady places by streams and occasionally on cultivated ground[4].
Edibility: Leaves - raw or cooked[3][5][6][7]. A hot cress-like flavour. Nice as a flavouring in salads, it is usually available all year round.
Root - raw or cooked[7].
Pollinators: Self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Spring-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. sylvatica.
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References
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ceres. Free for All. Thorsons Publishers, 1977.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Larkcom, Joy. Salads all the Year Round. Hamlyn, 1980.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.