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Watercress from Cabbage Family

Botanical Name

Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum (Syn. Nasturtium officinale)

Soil

Common lowland plant throughout Great Britain in streams, ditches, in moving water, shallow fresh water and on mud

Sun Aspect

Full Sun

Soil Moisture

Wet

Plant Type

Perennial herb, with non-persistent tap-root and hollow angular shoots, procumbent and rooting below, then ascending or floating.

Height x Spread in feet

2 x 1

Foliage

Green leaves and stems, which remain green in the Autumn.

Flower Colour in Month(s). Seeds

White in May-October followed by seeds.

Comment

Visited by various flies and small bees.

Available as seed from John Chambers' Wild Flower Seeds