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Cardamine trifolia

 
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Family: Brassicaceae (brass-ih-KAY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Cardamine (kar-DAM-ih-nee) (Info)
Species: trifolia (try-FOH-lee-a) (Info)

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Category:
Alpines and Rock Gardens

Height:
under 6 in. (15 cm)

Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
White/Near White

Bloom Time:
Late Spring/Early Summer

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous
Smooth-Textured

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball

Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

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Profile:

1 positive
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive bonehead On Oct 19, 2009, bonehead from Cedarhome, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:

Nice evergreen groundcover, with a bit of fall color to boot. I have this growing between rocks around my small pond, does quite well.

Neutral Baa On Mar 17, 2002, Baa wrote:

A small creeping plant from Europe.

Has toothed, mid-dark green leaves divided into 3 square shaped leaflets. Bears stalks of small, white, 4 petalled flowers. Very occasionally you may find a pink flowered plant.

Flowers between April-July

Likes moist, drained, leafy soil in shade or partial shade. Nice little woodland garden plant.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Sherwood, Oregon
Lake Goodwin, Washington



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