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Cardamine diphylla 'Eco Moonlight'
(Crinkleroot 'Eco Moonlight')

Family - Brassicaceae
Category - Perennial
Discovered By - Raised by Don Jacobs, plantsman and plant breeder.
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 45cm

Description: A rhizomatous Perennial with an upright habit. Attractive, trifoliate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets that are dark green with prominent white veins and scalloped margins. White cross-shaped flowers are produced in Racemes from mid to late spring. Rare in cultivation.

Cardamine diphylla 'Eco Moonlight' was raised by Don Jacobs, a prominent plant breeder that passed away (age 93) in 2010. Mr Jacobs had been an ecology professor prior to opening a small nursery. He introduced many plants into cultivation, usually including 'Eco' in the name.

Flower:

White cruciform flowers are produced in racemes with dark stems in April and May.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Cruciform flowers in racemes

Flowering time: April, May

Foliage:

Trifoliate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with Crenate margins. The leaves are dark green with prominent white veins.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Trifoliate with ovate to oval leaflets.

Propagation:

Division.

Cultivation:

Best in partial shade to shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.