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Brassicaceae
Cardamine breweri
Cardamine breweri
Also known as Cardamine breweri var. leibergii, Cardamine hederifolia, Cardamine callosicrenata, Cardamine vallicola subsp. leibergii
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Wildflower · Bittercress · Part Shade · Woodland · Ground Cover · Brassicaceae · Pacific Northwest · Perennial · Moist Soil
Brewer's bittercress thrives in cool, moist, partially shaded spots that mimic its streamside native habitat. Keep the soil consistently moist and avoid letting it dry out completely. It works well as a native ground cover in woodland or riparian garden settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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