Cardamine angustata
Cardamine angustata (syn. Dentaria heterophylla) a good hellebore companion w/ clusters of small white to pink flowers in early to mid spring.
Cardamine angustata (syn. Dentaria heterophylla) is an eastern North American mustard relative with compound leaves comprised of three broad, toothed leaflets emerging from the rhizome in late winter and going dormant by early summer. Makes a useful hellebore companion. In spring the plants produce clusters of small, white to pink, four-petaled flowers popular with bees and butterflies on stems with linear stem leaves. Can form nice colonies via spreading rhizomes and self-seeding.
Common Name: Slender Toothwort
Family: Brassicaceae (The Mustard Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Part Shade, Part Sun, Full Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Pink
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Semi-evergreen
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Wooded valley bottoms and ravines, shaded slopes, floodplains, streambeds, and moist woods from low to moderately high elevations in the eastern US.
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Geographical Origin: North America
