Wavy Bittercress
About Wavy Bittercress
Wavy Bittercress is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Wavy Bittercress likes soil that is good at retaining moisture. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Cardamine flexuosa
Cardamine
Brassicaceae
Brassicales
Also known as
Wood bitter-cress
How to care for Wavy Bittercress
How often to water your Wavy Bittercress
every 9
Wavy Bittercress needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Wavy Bittercress in your home
a window
Wavy Bittercress love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Wavy Bittercress does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Wavy Bittercress in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Wavy Bittercress
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Wavy Bittercress after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Wavy Bittercress
Wavy Bittercress
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.