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Brassicaceae
Scurvy-grass
Cochlearia officinalis
Also known as Danish scurvy grass, Common scurvy grass, Spoonwort, Crucifera cochlearia var. officinalis
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Medicinal Herb · Edible · Vitamin C · Coastal Plant · Historical Herb · Cool Climate · Brassica · Wild Herb · Foraging
Scurvy-grass is a compact coastal herb historically prized for its very high vitamin C content, once used by sailors to prevent scurvy. It prefers cool, moist conditions with partial to full sun and performs best in humus-rich, well-drained soil near a water source. Keep the soil consistently moist and harvest young leaves regularly to encourage fresh growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly to keep soil moist but not waterlogged; sensitive to drying out · Every 5-7 days; keep soil consistently moist
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina South, Baltic States, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Falkland Is., Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Khabarovsk, Netherlands, North European Russi, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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