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Cardamine pentaphyllos

Showy Toothwort

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Cardamine pentaphyllos (also seen as Cardamine pentaphylla) - Attractive pinnate leaves are the foil for four-petaled light purple flowers. Medium pink-purple flowers open early to mid spring on short racemes on the Showy Toothwort. The foliage exhibits a glossy finish with each leaflet grandly serrate. Very nice in the woodland garden in fertile, moisture retentive soil. If content it will gradually form an impressive colony. Early to mid-morning sun to dappled shade is perfect. Established, potted Showy Toothwort from rhizome.


Height:

8-10 in

Spread:

8-10 in

Colors:

Pink Purple

Zone:

4 to 8
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Characteristics and Attributes for Cardamine pentaphyllos

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Dappled Shade

Attributes

  • Woodland
  • Cottage Garden

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Draining
  • Fertile
  • Moist

Origins

  • Croatia
  • Europe
  • Slovania

Propagated By

  • Division