Cardamine glanduligera

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<em>Cardamine</em> <em>glanduligera</em> John Fielding
Herbaceous Perennial
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A shade-loving decidous perennial, with mid-green, divided, serrated-edged leaves. In spring, nodding purple-blue flowers are produced above the foliage.

Position

Full shade, Partial shade

Soil Types

Chalk, Clay, Loam

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.5-1 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Clay Loam
Moisture
Moist but well–drained
pH
Acid or Neutral or Alkaline

Position

Full shade Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H4

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Brassicaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Spreading branched
Genus
Cardamine are herbaceous perennials with simple, palmately or pinnately divided leaves and short racemes of 4-petalled white, yellow, pink or purplish flowers in spring or summer
Name Status
Correct
Plant Range
C & E Europe

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in full or partial shade in moist soil, rich in organic matter. Spreads freely by small bulbils (immature bulbs) produced in the leaf joints, so site carefully. Remove these before they drop to prevent unwanted seedlings.

Propagation

Sow bulbils (immature bulbs produced on stems) in a containers in a cold frame in late spring or early summer. Propagate by seed sown in situ or in pots a cold frame in spring, or as soon as ripe. Propagate by division after flowering in late spring or early summer.

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Underplanting of roses and shrubs
  • Ground cover

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

May be susceptible to flea beetles and aphids

Diseases

Generally disease-free