Cardamine heptaphylla
(Seven-leaved Toothwort)
Family - Brassicaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Western and Central Europe
Year of Introduction - 1683
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 60cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A rhizomatous Perennial that produces clumps of upright, leafy stems. Mid-green leaves are pinnate and have lanceolate leaflets with coarsely toothed margins. Small cross-shaped flowers can be found in shades of pink, purple, or white. The plants growing in the Woodland Walk at Malverleys have snow-white Blooms. The flowers are held in clusters atop upright stems and are produced from late spring into early summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Synonym - Dentaria pinnata
Flower:
Small, cruciform flowers can be found in shades of pink, purple or white. The flowers are held in clusters and are produced in May and June. The white-flowered form is grown at Malverleys in the Woodland Walk.
Flower colour: White, pink, purple
Flower shape: Cruciform flowers held in clusters
Flowering time: May, June
Foliage:
Mid-green leaves are pinnate with lanceolate leaflets that are serrated at the margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged and usually held towards to tops of the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with lanceolate leaflets
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in rich, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.