Barbarea — 5 species
Botanical species in the genus Barbarea recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Barbarea australis
Barbarea australis
Family: Brassicaceae
Cultivation
Barbarea australis is native to montane regions of Tasmania, where it experiences cold winters with frost and snow. Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil. The plant is a prolific seed producer and after disturbance such as flooding, hundreds of seedlings can emerge in resultant gaps in winter and early spring.
Full cultivation guide →Barbarea grayi
Barbarea grayi
Family: Brassicaceae
Cultivation
Barbarea grayi is found in the montane zone of Victoria and New South Wales, where it can experience frost and snow. Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil.
Full cultivation guide →Barbarea orthoceras
Barbarea orthoceras
Family: Brassicaceae
Cultivation
Barbarea orthoceras is mainly native to northern Asia and northern North America, where it will experience very cold winters. It also finds its way as far south as Taiwan in Asia and California and New Mexico in N. America.
Full cultivation guide →Barbarea verna
Barbarea verna
Family: Brassicaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil, growing well on a north facing wall. The summer crop is best if it is given some shade whilst the winter crop succeeds in sunny positions. Land cress is often cultivated as a salad plant, when it is usually treated as an annual.
Full cultivation guide →Barbarea vulgaris
Barbarea vulgaris
Family: Brassicaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in sun or shade in a moist well-drained soil. The plant grows wild in a range of soils, including calcareous, sandy, alluvial and clay soils, though it avoids highly acidic sites. Tolerates a pH in the range 4.8 to 7.5.
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