Cardamine hirsuta
| Cardamine hirsuta | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Self Pollinated | |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Mid Spring-Late Summer |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Cardamine hirsuta (common name: hairy 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 can be in flower all year round if the weather is mild. It will usually self-sow very freely in cultivated soil and is found especially in pot-grown plants[K].
Range: Throughout most of the northern Hemisphere, including Britain.
Habitat: Open and cultivated ground, rocks, scree, walls etc[3].
Edibility: Leaves and flowers - raw or cooked[4][5][6][7][8]. A hot cress-like flavour, they are mainly used as a garnish or flavouring in salads etc[9] but are also sometimes used as a potherb[10]. The plant germinates most freely in the autumn and so leaves are usually available all winter[11].
Pollinators: Self
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Seed Ripens: Late Spring-Early Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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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.
- ↑ Clapham, Arthur and Tom Tootin, Edmund Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press, 1962.
- ↑ Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Mabey, Richard. Food for Free. Collins, 1974.
- ↑ Larkcom, Joy. Salads all the Year Round. Hamlyn, 1980.
- ↑ de Bray, Lys. The Wild Garden.
- ↑ Tanaka, Tyōzaburō. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing, 1976.
- ↑ Corbetta, Francisco. The COmplete Book of Fruits and Vegetables. 1985.
- ↑ Facciola, Stephen. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, 1990.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger. Herbs. Pan Books, 1990.