Bulbous Bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Cardamine bulbosa is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from April to August, and the seeds ripen from May to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies, Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies). The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

pungent taste. — The rootstock is grated and used as a condiment, it is a horse radish substitute.; A hot pungent taste.

Habitat & North American Range

By springs, bottomland woods and meadows. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)