Lepidium oleraceum
| Lepidium oleraceum | |
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| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Lepidium oleraceum
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 very little information on this species and are not sure if it will be hardy in Britain, though one report says that it has been cultivated for its edible leaves in Britain[1]. Assuming it is hardy, then it is likely to be very easily grown and will succeed in most soils in full sun or light shade.
Range: New Zealand.
Habitat: By the coast on North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands[2].
Edibility: Young leaves - raw or cooked[3][4]. A hot cress-like flavour, they can be added to salads or used as a pot-herb[1]. High in vitamin C[5].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hedrick, Ulysses. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications, 1972.
- ↑ Allan, Harry. Flora of New Zealand. Government Printer Publications, 1961.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Brooker, Stanley. Economic Native Plants of New Zealand. Oxford University Press, 1991.
- ↑ Crowe, Andrew. Native Edible Plants of New Zealand. Hodder and Stoughton, 1990.