trefle.io · Taken Jul 26, 2020 by Patrick Jansen (cc-by-sa)
Brassicaceae
Large bittercress
Cardamine amara
Also known as Pennsylvania bittercress, Bittercress, Hairy bittercress, Cardamine amara var. parviflora
Native Plants · Bittercress · Wildflower · Woodland · Groundcover · Shade · Moist Soil · European Native · Brassicaceae · Perennial · Edible Herb
Large bittercress thrives in moist, shaded or partially shaded spots such as woodland edges or stream banks. Keep the soil consistently damp and avoid full sun, which can scorch the delicate foliage. It spreads gradually and makes an attractive groundcover for cool, wet garden areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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