Barbarea orthoceras - American Yellowrocket

Family:	Cruciferae
Habit:	Perennial
Synonyms:	B. americana. Rydb. B. stricta. non Andrz.
Range:	N. America. N.E. Asia.

Barbarea orthoceras (American Yellowrocket) is a Perennial. It has a hardness rating of 0.
The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Flies, bees, beetles, self

Soil Information

American Yellowrocket will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is / is important for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
American Yellowrocket prefers moist soils

Ideal Planting Locations

American Yellowrocket can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Banks of streams, in swamps or on wet rocks, Labrador to Alaska and south to California[43].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Can be planted in Cultivated Beds
• A bog garden plant

Cultivation Details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil[200].

Edible Uses*

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Edible Rating: 2/5
Young leaves - raw or cooked[177]. The rosettes of the dark green shiny leaves are eaten raw or cooked[257]. A hot, cress-like flavour.

• Leaves -

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

Propagation

Seed - sow in situ in early spring to early summer.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Gray's Manual of Botany.
Fernald. M. L.
Author: Fernald. M. L.
Rating:
Publisher : A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
Date of Publication : 1950

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