Cutleaf toothwort.

Auf einen Blick

Pflegestufe

Einfach

Pflanzenart

Perennial

Licht

Partial shade to full shade

Licht im Innenraum

Mittleres Licht

Gießen

Alle 3 bis 7 Tage

Endgröße

10 to 15 inches

Wachstum

Mittel

Winterhärte

USDA 3 bis 8

Blütezeit

Early to mid spring

Pflege

Keep the soil consistently moist to mimic its natural woodland habitat. Watch for the foliage to die back naturally as the weather warms up in late spring. It prefers cool, shaded spots that stay damp throughout the growing season.

Gießen

Ensure the soil stays damp but never waterlogged.

Düngen

A light layer of compost in early spring is plenty.

Schneiden

Remove dead foliage only after it has turned yellow and withered.

Umtopfen

Divide the rhizomes during the dormant season if the colony becomes too crowded.

Boden

Rich, moist, organic soil

Boden-pH

6.0 to 7.0

Temperatur

-30 bis 25°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

40 bis 70%

Trockenheitstoleranz

Gering

Lebensdauer

Perennial, typically 5 to 10 years

Wildverbiss-Resistenz

Mittel

Sicherheit

Menschen

The plant is generally considered non-toxic but may cause mild irritation due to its mustard oil content.

Kinder

The plant is not considered a significant risk to children, but ingestion of any wild plant should be discouraged.

Kontaktallergene

The sap can cause mild skin irritation in sensitive individuals.

Allergene in der Luft

There are no notable respiratory allergens associated with this plant.

Essbarkeit

While the leaves are technically edible, they contain mustard oils that can cause digestive upset if consumed in large quantities.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Deeply lobed palmately compound leaves
• Clusters of four petaled white flowers
• Fleshy white underground rhizomes
• Stems often tinged with purple

Höhe

0,15 bis 0,3m

Breite

0,15 bis 0,25m

Blätter

green, deciduous

Blüten

white, pink, 1 bis 2cm

Früchte

green, Late spring

Häufige Probleme

• Slugs — Slugs may feed on the tender spring foliage.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

division, seed

Pflanzzeit

fall, early spring

Überwinterung

The plant survives winter as a dormant rhizome underground. No special protection is needed.

Im Kübel

It is not well suited for containers as it requires specific woodland soil conditions.

Pair this with summer-growing ferns to hide the space left behind when the toothwort goes dormant.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• White Trillium — They share similar woodland habitat requirements.
• Asarum canadense — It provides a nice foliage contrast once the toothwort goes dormant.

Ähnliche Arten

• Cardamine diphylla — It is a closely related species with similar growth habits.

Botanisches

Familie

Brassicaceae

Gattung

Cardamine

Ordnung

Brassicales

Klasse

Magnoliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Eastern North America

Artenschutz

This plant is secure throughout most of its native range.

It thrives in the rich, moist soil of deciduous forests where it can access sunlight before trees leaf out.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

early nectar source

Bestäuber

Bienen, Schmetterlinge

Verwendung

woodland garden, native plant garden, ground cover

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Does it spread quickly?

It spreads slowly through underground rhizomes.

When does it disappear?

The foliage typically yellows and goes dormant by early summer.

Woher der Name kommt

The name Cardamine comes from the Greek word for cress, while concatenata refers to the linked, tooth-like segments of the rhizome.

Gut zu wissen

• It is commonly known as cutleaf toothwort.
• The roots have a peppery taste similar to horseradish.
• It is a member of the mustard family.

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