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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Cardamine hirsuta is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from April to August, and the seeds ripen from May to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
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Synonyms
Arabis heterophylla G.Forst. ex DC. Cardamine angulata Regel [Illegitimate]. Cardamine borbonica Boj
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds; East Wall. In. South Wall. In. West Wall. In.
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Flowers Leaves
Edible Uses:
Leaves and flowers - raw or cooked[2, 5, 52, 53, 105]. A hot cress-like flavour, they are mainly used as a garnish or flavouring in salads etc[132] but are also sometimes used as a potherb[183]. The plant germinates most freely in the autumn and so leaves are usually available all winter[244].
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
The tiny flowers are attractive to a few early butterflies, including (in the United States) spring azure (Celastrina ladon) and falcate orange-tip (Anthocharis midea).
Special Uses
Food Forest
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Cultivation details
Prefers a moist humus rich soil in shade or semi-shade[200] but it succeeds in most soils and positions[1]. A common garden weed, it can be in flower all year round if the weather is mild. It will usually self-sow very freely in cultivated soil and is found especially in pot-grown plants[K].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - sow spring or autumn in situ. This species needs very little encouragement and is quite capable of sowing itself, often too freely.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Chantruk-maan, Common bittercress, Hairy wood cress, Lamb's cress, Serampeti, Serampidi, Splitting Jenny, Sui mi qi, Tosanini vu, Vlaknesta gorva, land cress, hoary bitter cress, spring cress, flick weed, and shot weed (or lambscress, landcress, hoary bittercress, springcress, flickweed, and shotweed).
Native Range
TEMPERATE ASIA: Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation (Dagestan), Turkmenistan, China TROPICAL ASIA: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines EUROPE: Denmark, Finland (south), United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway (south), Sweden (south), Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Belarus (w.?), Estonia, Latvia, Ukraine (incl. Krym), Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica), Portugal AFRICA: Spain (Canarias), Portugal (Madeira Islands), Algeria (north), Libya (north), Morocco, Tunisia
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
This plant can be weedy or invasive.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This taxon has not yet been assessed.
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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Botanical References
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