Plant Care Fendler's Pennycress

Fendler's Pennycress

Also known as

Iberis badensis, Noccaea coloradensis, Noccaea fendleri fendleri, Noccaea montana montana, Pterotropis beugesiaca, Thlaspi aileeniae, Thlaspi alpestre purpurascens, Thlaspi australe, Thlaspi beugesiacum, Thlaspi cochleariforme, Thlaspi coloradense, Thlaspi fendleri coloradense, Thlaspi fendleri coloradoense, Thlaspi fendleri hesperium, Thlaspi fendleri tenuipes, Thlaspi fendleri typicum, Thlaspi glaucum hesperium, Thlaspi glaucum pedunculatum, Thlaspi glaucum typicum, Thlaspi hesperium, Thlaspi idahoense aileeniae, Thlaspi idahoense idahoense, Thlaspi nuttallii, Thlaspi prolixum, Thlaspi purpurascens, Thlaspi spathulatum and Thlaspi stipitatum

Taxonomy

Noccaea fendleri
Noccaea
Brassicaceae
Brassicales

How to care for Fendler's Pennycress

Water

How often to water your Fendler's Pennycress

Water needs for Fendler's Pennycress
0.5 cups
every 9

Fendler's 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

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

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5"
Light

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Finding light for Fendler's Pennycress in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Fendler's Pennycress: 3ft from a window
3ft or less from
a window

Fendler's 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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Nutrients

How to fertilize Fendler's Pennycress

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Fendler's Pennycress: repot after 2X growth

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 Fendler's Pennycress after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

Care Summary for Fendler's Pennycress

Fendler's Pennycress


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 3ft 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.

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