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Brassicaceae
Sea radish
Raphanus raphanistrum
Also known as Raphanus raphanistrum, Wild radish, Beach radish, Raphanistrum raphanistrum
Native Plants · Wildflower · Coastal · Brassica · Pollinator · Annual · Self-Seeding · Naturalistic · Yellow Flowers · Weed · Roadside
Sea radish is a robust, fast-growing annual or short-lived perennial that thrives in open, sunny to partly shaded spots with average garden soils. It is well adapted to coastal and disturbed environments, making it a low-maintenance choice for wildflower or naturalistic plantings. Deadhead spent flowers to manage self-seeding, or allow it to set seed freely to attract pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; tolerates brief dry spells once established · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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