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Cardamine (penduliflora)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Brassicaceae
Family Common Name: Mustard family
Scientific Name: Cardamine penduliflora Schulz
Common Name: Willamette Valley bittercress
Species Code: CAPE2
Ecotype: Seeds were collected in Lane Co. near Eugene.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 6 Weeks
Target Specifications: Root mass filling container.
Propagule Collection: Seed pods quickly turn from green to brown, shattering the seed. Careful monitoring is needed for this species.
Propagule Processing: Seeds were cleaned using and air screen machine.
Pre-Planting Treatments: Seeds were sown into cone-tainers filled with Sunshine #1(a soil-less peat-based media)amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14).
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:		 6-week old cone-tainers were transplanted into 3'X4'X1' tubs filled with 6-8" of Sunshine #1 (a soil-less peat-based media) amended with micro-nutrients (Micromax) and a slow release fertilizer (Osmocote 14-14-14). Tub was placed in an outdoor shadehouse.
Establishment Phase: Conetainers were filled with roots within 6-weeks.
Hardening Phase: Plants went dormant by mid summer and re-emerged in early fall.
Other Comments: 90% germination with no treatment, no other germination tests were conducted.

Citation:

Bartow, Amy L. 2006. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Cardamine penduliflora Schulz plants USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/22). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.