Cardamine trichocarpa
Cardamine trichocarpa
- Native to:
- Angola | Burundi | Cameroon | Djibouti | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | India | Kenya | Rwanda | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Tanzania | Uganda
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Brassicaceae
- Genus:
- Cardamine
- Species:
- Cardamine trichocarpa
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- mar,apr,may,jun
- Bloom Colors:
- white
Keystone Species Ranking
- Caterpillar Keystone:
- ★☆☆☆☆ Butterfly & moth species supported by this genus (NWF)
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- butterflies, native bees
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- Cold/moist stratification required — 30–60 days
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds require light for germination; surface sow or barely cover. Fresh seed germinates more readily than stored seed.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI