Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) (see image above) is an annual species, common throughout the British Isles, particularly on bare ground, path-sides, and on walls. It may often be seen growing on the surface of containers in nurseries and garden centres and the seeds can be introduced into gardens unwittingly with container-grown plants.
Hairy Bittercress Care
Cardamine Hirsuta
What is the plant
Remove young plants before they get a chance to flower and set seed. Pull them out individually by hand or hoe off young seedlings and remove from the soil surface. Avoid deep cultivation which brings up new seeds. Apply a mulch to the surface after weeding to prevent further germination.
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Part Sun
Hardiness zone
4 - 8
Difficulty
Medium
Hibernation
Cold Period
Toxicity
Poisonous
Invasive
Weed
How to Care for the Plant
Sunlight
It is most often found in irrigated or shaded areas but can grow in full sun.
Soil
freshly-cultivated ground in borders, pots, paving, walls, vegetable plots
Popularity
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