Description

Barbarea verna est une plante herbacée bisannuelle de la famille des Brassicacées. Ses noms communs sont le cresson de terre, le cresson d'Amérique, le cresson des bancs, le cresson des bois noir, le cresson de Belle Isle, le cresson des Bermudes, le chou du pauvre, la roquette jaune précoce, le cresson d'hiver précoce, le cresson du scorbut, les légumes verts crépus et le cresson des hautes terres. 

Spécifications

  • Plant Name: Cress 'Upland' / Land Cress (Barbarea verna)
  • Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
  • Plant Class: Cool-Season Biennial / Hardy Leafy Green
  • Color: Saturated dark emerald green foliage
  • Plant Characteristics: Compact rosette habit (6–8 inches tall / 15–20 cm), deeply lobed leaves, vibrant peppery flavor, extreme cold hardiness
  • Suitable Space: Raised beds, vegetable garden rows, salad boxes, patio containers, shaded garden corners
  • Season: Early Spring Harvest, Autumn, Winter Harvest (Cool Season, ~45–50 Days to Maturity)
  • Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors early April to May as soon as soil can be worked. Sow seeds shallowly (0.125 inches deep). Direct sow again August through September for continuous fall, winter harvests (plants easily overwinter under snow or light cover).
  • Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade (tolerates significant shade during warm months)
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What is included?

Contains about 1 gram of seeds

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Good to know
  • Delivers authentic watercress flavor without needing specialized aquatic or submerged growing conditions
  • Outstanding frost hardiness, holding green foliage through light snow for late-season harvesting
  • mSlow to bolt in spring compared to standard garden cress cultivars
  • Piquant, peppery flavor profile may prove too sharp for palates preferring sweet salad greens
  • Tiny seeds require light surface coverage, consistent moisture during early germination stage

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