Heldreichia rotundifolia

At a glance

Lifecycle: Perennial (hardy)
Exposure: Full sun

Cultivation

We have virtually no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in this country.

Propagation

Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.

Edible uses

Leaves - raw. Eaten like cress.

Habitat

Screes and rocky slopes, 2000 - 2900 metres in Turkey.

Native range

W. Asia - Turkey.