Great Yellow Cress (Rorippa amphibia)

Family: Brassicaceae or Cruciferae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Rorippa amphibia is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees, flies. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, they go well as a flavouring in salads. — Young leaves and stems - raw or cooked.; A hot cress-like flavour, they go well as a flavouring in salads.

Habitat & North American Range

By ponds, ditches and streams, often in water, in acid or calcareous conditions. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)