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Cardamine quinquefolia
Whorled coralroot is a small spring-flowering perennial with violet flowers that dies back in summer, used as groundcover in shady gardens. It does best in a sheltered spot in partial shade with moist soil.
Cardamine quinquefolia, the five-leaved cuckoo flower or whorled coral-root, is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae, native to an area from south eastern Europe to northern Iran.
Growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and 100 cm (39 in) broad, this spreading herbaceous perennial produces masses of violet coloured flowers in spring. The Latin specific epithet quinquefolia means "with five-lobed leaves". The whole plant dies down in summer.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cardamine quinquefolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
