General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Wet
Wet Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Fruit: Other: 3/4 to 1 inch slender erect siliqua containing numerous seeds
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Bog gardening
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Beetles
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Large Bittercress
  • Toothwort
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cardamine amara
  • Synonym: Cardamine umbrosa
  • Synonym: Cardamine wiedemanniana

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