About
Cardamine waldsteinii is a spreading perennial that flourishes in shaded areas with soil that retains moisture. In the spring, it bears loose clusters of white flowers featuring four petals, which rise on slender stems above a dense layer of mid-green, three-lobed foliage.
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
- East-facing, North-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Austria & Slovenia
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow on moisture retentive soils rich in organic matter in part or full shade.
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division after flowering, or propagate by seed sown in spring or autumn in a cold frame or sheltered place outdoors.
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to flea beetles and aphids.
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free