About
This perennial plant reaches a height of approximately 60cm and features fleshy rhizomes. Its foliage consists of vibrant green leaves that are divided into narrow, serrated leaflets. At the base of the upper stem leaves, it produces deep purple bulbils. In spring, the plant showcases small clusters of pale purple flowers, each with four petals.
About the genus
Cardamine consists of herbaceous perennials characterized by their straightforward, palmately or pinnately divided foliage. In spring or summer, they produce short racemes bearing flowers with four petals, which can be white, yellow, pink, or purplish in hue.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full shade, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Wildlife gardens
- Native to
- Europe, SW Asia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moist, humus-rich soil in full or partial shade
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, bulbils or division
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and flea beetles
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free