Cardamine macrophylla -

Family:	Cruciferae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.3
Synonyms:
Range:	E. Asia - China, Himalayas, Siberia.

Cardamine macrophylla () is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.3m . It has a hardness rating of 6.
Cardamine macrophylla will flower in December. the seeds ripen from January to March
The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Bees, flies, lepidoptera

Soil Information

Cardamine macrophylla will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is not necessary 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
Cardamine macrophylla prefers soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Cardamine macrophylla can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Forests and streamsides, 2100 - 3600m from Pakistan to S.W. China, most common in the west of its range[51].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Works within dappled Shade
• Grows in a shady edge
• A bog garden plant

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in most soils[1]. Prefers a moist humus rich soil in shade or semi-shade[200]. Best grown in cool places by water[1]. A very ornamental plant[1], it is hardy to about -15°c[187].

Edible Uses*

* See disclaimer
Edible Rating: 2/5
Leaves and young shoots - cooked[105, 177].

• Leaves -

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

Propagation

Seed - sow outdoors in a seedbed in a shady position in April. Plant out in autumn or spring. Division in the spring. Very easy, 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 summer or following spring.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Flora Europaea
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Author: ?
Rating:
Publisher : An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
Date of Publication : 1964

Flowers of the Himalayas.
Polunin. O. and Stainton. A.
Author: Polunin. O. and Stainton. A.
Rating:
Publisher : A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses.
Date of Publication : 1984

The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Huxley. A.
Author: Huxley. A.
Rating:
Publisher : Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
Date of Publication : 1992

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