Emerging in the woodland garden now are the amazing toothworts of the former genus, Dentaria. Dentaria ‘Green Snowflake’ below, is our 2017 introduction of our hybrid between two natives, Dentaria heterophylla and Dentaria dissecta. This foliage sailed through our recent low temperatures of 15 degrees F. In another eight weeks, the clump will be topped with a lovely show of mauvy bell-shaped flowers. After flowering, they quickly go dormant before the onset of hot weather. Several years ago, taxonomists combined the cabbage-family genera Dentaria into the genus, Cardamine. We’ll eventually combine them, but have kept them separate because they grow differently, and propagate differently. While East coast cardamines root easily from leaf cuttings, the East coast dentarias do not. Sadly, these amazing, super easy-to-grow natives are a tough sell. Hardiness Zone 4a-8b.
Dentaria ‘Green Snowflake’
Do you know if voles ” like” these? Really attempting to plant plants that they generally don’t bother the roots.
They haven’t bothered them here.