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Brassicaceae
Danish scurvy grass
Cochlearia danica
Also known as Danish scurvywort, Cochlearia hastata, Early scurvygrass, Cochlearia danica var. integrifolia
Native Plants · Coastal · Rock Garden · Brassica · Cool-Weather · Groundcover · European Native · Edible Herb · Medicinal · Annual · Shoreline
Danish scurvy grass thrives in cool, coastal or rocky environments with consistently moist, well-drained soil. It does well in full sun to partial shade and prefers humid conditions similar to its native shoreline habitats. This compact plant is best suited for outdoor rock gardens or naturalistic plantings rather than indoor culture.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 4 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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