Cardamine lyrata
a perennial member of the Cardamine genus in the family Brassicaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Cardamine
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Fertility
- Self fertile, Bees, Flies, Lepidoptera
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
- Pollinators
- Bees, Flies, Lepidoptera
Uses
Edible uses
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Leaves - raw or cooked[2][4]. Root - raw or cooked[2][4].
- Plant part
- Leaves
- Plant part
- Root
Environment
- Range
- E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Siberia.
- Habitat
- Wet places and paddy fields in lowland and foothills, C. and S. Japan[6].
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- Zone 7+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. Germination usually takes place within 1 - 3 weeks at 15°c[3]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame for the first two years, planting them out when dormant in late summer. Division in early spring or after the plant dies down in the summer. Larger clumps can be replanted direct into their permanent positions, though it is best to pot up smaller clumps and grow them on in a cold frame until they are rooting well. Plant them out in the spring.
Cultivation
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Succeeds in most soils[1]. Prefers a moist humus rich soil in shade or semi-shade[5]. A stoloniferous species[5].
References
F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Bird. R. (Editor) Focus on Plants. Volume 5. (formerly 'Growing from seed') Thompson and Morgan. 1991-00-00
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Ohwi. G. Flora of Japan. (English translation) Smithsonian Institution 1965-00-00