Pachyphragma macrophyllum
Family - Brassicaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Caucasus, Turkey
Year of Introduction - 1856
Season of Interest - Spring
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 30cm
Width - up to 60cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A low-growing, rhizomatous Perennial with a spreading habit. Dark green leaves are rounded to ovate in shape and are toothed at the margins. Abundant, glistening white flowers with four petals are produced in early to mid-spring and are followed by heart-shaped seed pods. Slow spreading, but once established will provide excellent ground cover for shady areas.
Synonyms - Thlaspi macrophyllum, Cardamine asarifolia
Flower:
Abundant, pure white, 4-petalled flowers are produced in corymbs in March and April. Flowers are followed by flattened, heart-shaped seed pods.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: 4-petalled flowers in corymbs
Flowering time: March, April
Foliage:
Dark green leaves are rounded to ovate in shape and are Dentate at the margins. The foliage is semi-Evergreen.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Rounded to ovate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in dappled shade to shade in rich, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.