General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Pink
White
Other: Pale purplish-pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Edible Parts: Leaves
Roots
Eating Methods: Raw
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Propagation: Other methods: Other: Tiny brown bulbils that form in leaf axils along the stems
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Coralroot Bittercress
  • Coral Root
  • Coral-Wort

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