Garlic Cress
Herb latin name: Garlic Cress,Garlic Cress Extract
Latin name: Peltaria alliacea
Family: Cruciferae
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Hills and woods. Other uses of Garlic Cress: The plants can be used as a ground cover, somewhat slow spreading but they are effecHabitat of the herb: the herb: Hills and woods.
Other uses of Garlic Cress: The plants can be used as a ground cover, somewhat slow spreading but they are effective in excluding weeds.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - sow spring or autumn in a cold frame. The seed germinates rapidly, prick the seedlings out into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out into their permanent positions in the summer. Division in spring or autumn. Very easy, it can be done at almost any time of the year so long as the soil is kept moist. Divisions in the winter should be potted up in a greenhouse to allow themselves to establish, they can then be planted out in late spring.
Cultivation of Garlic Cress: Hills and woods.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Peltaria alliacea: None known
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