General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 - 18 inches
Plant Spread: 8 - 12 inches
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Long, thin pods containing numerous tiny seeds.
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees

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Common names
  • Bulbous Bittercress
  • Spring Cress

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Date: 2003-04-13
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2003-04-13
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

Date: 2003-04-13
Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/

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