Lepidium hyssopifolium
Desv.
Hyssopleaf pepperweed
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Description
Lepidium hyssopifolium is a ANNUAL/BIENNIAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
Edible Uses
Young leaves - raw or cooked. A hot cress-like flavour, it is coarse and less succulent than some of the other members of this genus.
Distribution
Australia - Victoria.
Where It Grows
Coming Soon
Cultivation
We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in most soils.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.
