About
Cardamine quinquefolia is a herbaceous perennial that can reach heights of up to 30 cm. It features five-lobed green foliage and produces clusters of numerous pink-lilac blooms starting in early spring. The leaves will wither by early summer, but the plant offers effective ground cover during its active growth period.
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, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- E Europe, Iran
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in partial shade below deciduous trees or shrubs in a border or woodland garden in humus-rich soil; will grow in moist soil and tolerate dry soil
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed in autumn or spring, or by division in spring
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to flea beetles and aphids but generally pest free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free