General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 4 to 8 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Nuttall's Toothwort
  • Beautiful Bittercress
  • Oaks Toothwort
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cardamine nuttallii
  • Synonym: Cardamine nuttallii var. pulcherrima
  • Synonym: Cardamine nuttallii var. gemmata

Photo Gallery
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 3/12/2020
Photo taken by Carolyn Huff on her property
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 3/12/2020
Photo taken by Carolyn Huff on her property
Location: Nuttall's toothwart (Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii) on Siskiyou Wilderness Doe Flat Trail
Date: 2009-05-31
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira

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