Lepidium rotundum
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in most soils.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Division in spring.
Edible uses
Young leaves - raw or cooked. A hot cress-like flavour.
Habitat
Not known
Native range
Australia.
Same genus
- Garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
- Maca (Lepidium meyenii)
- Common pepperweed (Lepidium densiflorum)
- Grassleaf pepperweed (Lepidium graminifolium)
- Mediterranean pepperweed (Lepidium hirtum)
- Broadleaved pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium)
- Clasping pepperweed (Lepidium perfoliatum)
- Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum)