
Alpine Pennycress
Also known as
Crucifera caerulescens, Noccaea caerulescens caerulescens, Noccaea caerulescens calaminaris, Noccaea caerulescens merinoi, Noccaea caerulescens sylvestris, Noccaea caerulescens tatrense, Noccaea coerulescens, Noccaea montana villarsiana, Noccaea oligosperma, Pterotropis gaudiniana, Pterotropis sylvestris, Thlaspi alpestre alpestre, Thlaspi alpestre calaminare, Thlaspi alpestre gaudinianum, Thlaspi alpestre merinoi, Thlaspi alpestre sylvestre, Thlaspi alpestre tatrense, Thlaspi alpestre tunense, Thlaspi alpestre vogesiacum, Thlaspi ambiguum, Thlaspi caerulescens, Thlaspi caerulescens caerulescens, Thlaspi caerulescens calaminare, Thlaspi caerulescens merinoi, Thlaspi caerulescens sylvestre, Thlaspi coerulescens, Thlaspidium alpestre, Thlaspi gaudinianum, Thlaspi lereschii, Thlaspi montanum alpestre, Thlaspi montanum calaminare, Thlaspi montanum villarsianum, Thlaspi oligospermum, Thlaspi perfoliatum alpestre, Thlaspi sylvestre, Thlaspi sylvestre gaudinianum, Thlaspi sylvestre oligosperma, Thlaspi sylvestre vogesiacum, Thlaspi vogesiacum, Thlaspi vosgesiacum, Thlaspi wendelboi and ? vogesiacum
Taxonomy
Noccaea caerulescens
Noccaea
Brassicaceae
Brassicales

How to care for Alpine Pennycress

How often to water your Alpine Pennycress

every 9
Alpine Pennycress 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

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Finding light for Alpine Pennycress in your home

a window
Alpine Pennycress may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Alpine Pennycress

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 Alpine Pennycress after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Alpine Pennycress
Alpine Pennycress
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 3ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
