trefle.io · Taken Oct 21, 2021 by Dieter Wagner (cc-by-sa)
Brassicaceae
Turkish rocket
Bunias orientalis
Also known as Hill mustard, Bunias perennis, Crucifera laelia, Laelia orientalis
Native Plants · Edible · Pollinator · Yellow Flowers · Brassica · Perennial · Hardy · Wild Vegetable · Foraging · Cottage Garden
Turkish rocket is a hardy perennial that produces clusters of small yellow flowers attractive to pollinators in spring and early summer. It adapts well to average to poor soils and requires minimal care once established. Plant in a sunny to partly shaded spot and water moderately; it can spread vigorously so monitor for unwanted spread in garden beds.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until soil is moist, then allow to partially dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- 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
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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