About
Cardamine macrophylla is a perennial plant that forms clumps and can reach a height of approximately 90 cm. Its leaves, which can grow up to 25 cm in length, are composed of toothed, pointed leaflets. In early summer, the plant produces upright stems that hold dense clusters of flowers at their tips. These blooms range in color from pale pink to purple and measure up to 1 cm in length.
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
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- North-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Russia to Japan and Himalaya
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in full or part shade, in any moist soil that is not waterlogged
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed or division
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids.
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free