General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
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: 8 to 20 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Small pods containing numerous seeds.
Fruiting Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Uses: Culinary Herb
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self

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Common names
  • Wavy Bittercress
  • Roadside Bittercress
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cardamine flexuosa
  • Synonym: Cardamine debilis

Photo Gallery
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: March 17, 2024
Wavy bittercress # 553; RAB p. 508, 88-23-9; LHB page 446, "Greek
Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: March 17, 2024
Wavy bittercress # 553; RAB p. 508, 88-23-9; LHB page 446, "Greek
Location: At home
Date: 2021-08-25
Stowaway in potplants
Location: At home
Date: 2021-08-25
Stowaway in potplants
Location: At home
Date: 2021-08-25
Stowaway in potplants; here in a Neoregelia bromeliad beaker
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