Lepidium graminifolium

Lepidium graminifolium
Light:
Moisture:
Soil pH:	5.6-8.4
Height:	0.3'
Blooms:	Early Summer-Mid Summer
Edible Rating:
Tea:	Yes

Lepidium graminifolium

Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.

Division in spring.

Cultivation: We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors at least in the milder parts of the country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus.

Succeeds in most soils.

Range: Mediterranean region to the Near East. An occasionally established casual in Britain.

Edibility: Young leaves - raw or cooked. A hot cress-like flavour.

Pollinators: Insects

Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.

Seed Ripens: Mid Summer-Late Summer

Flower Type: Hermaphrodite

Links

• Lepidium graminifolium - Plants for a Future