Wavy Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa)

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

Cardamine flexuosa is a ANNUAL/PERENNIAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 4 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from April to September, and the seeds ripen from May to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring in salads, it is usually available all year round. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A hot cress-like flavour.; Nice as a flavouring in salads, it is usually available all year round.; Root - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Moist shady places by streams and occasionally on cultivated ground. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)