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Coulter's wild cabbage

Caulanthus coulteri

Coulter's wild cabbage
Photo: Walter Siegmund (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0

Coulter's wild cabbage is a wild annual herb from California's dry, open habitats such as chaparral and the Mojave Desert, rarely grown in gardens. It is a native wildflower, so it is best left in natural settings or grown from seed in a dry, sunny spot.

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly during germination and early growth, then let it rely on rain.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil.
Temperature
Tolerates hot, dry conditions typical of desert and chaparral; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Caulanthus coulteri is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common name Coulter's wild cabbage.

It is endemic to California, where it is a widespread member of the flora in several dry, open habitat types, such as chaparral and Mojave Desert.

Other Streptanthus plants

Claspingleaf wild cabbage · Black Rock wild cabbage · California Jewel Flower · Cooper's wild cabbage · Thickstem wild cabbage · Glaucous wild cabbage · Hall's wild cabbage · San Diego wild cabbage · Desert candle · Slender wild cabbage · Hairy wild cabbage · Payson's wild cabbage

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caulanthus coulteri 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.

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