Learn how to care for your green friend

Slender Toothwort

Cardamine angustata

Perennials · Planned variety

Meet your green friend.

Slender Toothwort (Cardamine angustata) is listed by NC State Extension as Herbaceous Perennial, Wildflower.

A space where it can thrive

Use the light, drainage and soil requirements below to choose a suitable growing location. Outdoor hardiness and local conditions need checking before planting in Metro Vancouver.

Ask about availability

Availability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.

Cardamine angustata- basal foliage. Photo: Patricia Lloyd · Source photograph · CC BY 4.0. Proportionally resized; the subject and background are unchanged.

Your care routine

Light

Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Watering

Drainage and moisture requirements: Moist. Check the growing medium before watering; these requirements are not a fixed watering schedule.

Soil & drainage

High Organic Matter. Soil pH: Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Through the seasons

Source flowering seasons: Spring, Winter. Actual timing varies with climate and growing conditions.

Pets & little ones

Pet-specific and human safety are not verified by this guide. Do not use a photo identification to decide whether a plant is edible.

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Care references

Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.