Cardamine pensylvanica
Pennsylvania Bittercress
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- annual or biennialPlants of the World Online
- Habit
- Annual, Biennial, Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
- Height
- 1.5 ft45 cmPLANTS Database
- Flower
- WhitePLANTS Database
- Blooms
- Early SpringPLANTS Database
- Native range
- Alaska, Canada, lower 48 states, St. Pierre and MiquelonPLANTS Database
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Shade tolerance: LowPLANTS Database
- Soil
- Adapted to coarse, medium, fine textured soilsPLANTS Database
- Soil pH
- 4.8-6.8PLANTS Database
- Moisture
- Moisture use: MediumPLANTS Database
- Watering
- Drought tolerance: NonePLANTS Database
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS.
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Low
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light
No stated waiting before sowing. Then 42 days to germinate.
100% germination in 7–42 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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