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Moroccan Watercress

Nasturtium africanum

Moroccan watercress is a small aquatic or semi-aquatic plant from the Brassicaceae family, native to Morocco, and is related to common watercress. It grows best with its roots in moist or wet conditions.

Family
Brassicaceae (Cabbage family)
Grows as
Aquatic
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep roots constantly wet, growing in shallow water or saturated soil.
Soil
Wet, mineral-rich soil or a shallow pond margin with a pot of moist loam.
Temperature
Cool to mild; protect from hard frost (roughly below 0 °C).
How easy
Moderate

About

Nasturtium africanum, the Moroccan watercress, is an aquatic plant endemic to Morocco. Two subspecies are recognized:

Nasturtium africanum subsp. africanum - northwestern Morocco

Other Nasturtium plants

Florida yellowcress · Onerow yellowcress · Watercress

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nasturtium africanum 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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