Cardamine prorepens
Fisch. ex DC.
Fu shui sui mi qi
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Summary
A perennial reaching 0.4 m in height with hermaphrodite flowers from April to August and seeds ripening May to September. Hardy to UK zone 5. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils across mildly acid to mildly alkaline pH ranges. Grows in semi-shade or full sun and prefers moist to wet conditions. Pollinated by bees, flies, moths, and butterflies; self-fertile.
Description
A perennial reaching 0.4 m in height with hermaphrodite flowers from April to August and seeds ripening May to September. Hardy to UK zone 5. Tolerates light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils across mildly acid to mildly alkaline pH ranges. Grows in semi-shade or full sun and prefers moist to wet conditions. Pollinated by bees, flies, moths, and butterflies; self-fertile.
Edible Uses
Leaves and the young plant are best eaten cooked.
Medicinal Uses
None known
Distribution
It is a temperate plant. It grows near river or stream sides, meadows between 1000–1700 m altitude in China.
Where It Grows
Asia, China, Korea, Manchuria, Mongolia, Russia, Siberia,
Cultivation
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Prefers a moist humus rich soil in shade or semi-shade but succeeds in most soils that are not dry.
Propagation
Sow seed in spring in a cold frame; germination typically occurs within 1–3 weeks at 15°C. Once large enough to handle, prick seedlings into individual pots and grow on in light shade in a greenhouse or cold frame for the first two years, planting out when dormant in late summer. Divide in early spring or after the plant dies back in summer. Larger clumps can go directly into permanent positions, while smaller ones should be potted up and grown on in a cold frame until well rooted before planting out in spring.
Other Uses
None known
Notes
There are about 160 Cardamine species. They are mostly in damp places in temperate regions.
Synonyms
References (4)
- Flora of China @ efloras.org Volume 8
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
- Urgamal, M., Oyuntsetseg, B., Nyambayar, D. & Dulamsuren, Ch. 2014. Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia. (Editors: Sanchir, Ch. & Jamsran, Ts.). Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. “Admon“ Press. 334pp. (p. 79-90).
- Zhou Taiyan, Lu Lianli, Yang Guang; Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz, BRASSICACEAE (CRUCIFERAE), Flora of China.
