Rorippa schlechteri
Rorippa schlechteri
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is mainly grown at elevations from 1,000 - 2,600 metres, though it also succeeds down to sea level[1]. It can also be cultivated as an annual crop in the temperate zone[1]. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 15 - 28°c, but can tolerate 10 - 35°c[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 700 - 1,200mm, but tolerates 500 - 5,000mm[1]. Grows best in a sunny position, tolerating light shade[1]. Tolerant of fairly wet soils, preferring a fertile one of medium texture[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6.5, tolerating 4.5 - 7[1]. A first harvest can be obtained 4 - 6 weeks after sowing the seed[2]. The plant has a taproot and does not transplant well[2].
Propagation
Seed - sow in situ at regular intervals in order to get successive crops. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Rorippa+schlechteri>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
- [2]Growing Food in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. — French B.R. · 1982 · http://www.learngrow.org/uploads/file/2Growing%20food%20plants%20SHP.pdf ↩︎Originally compiled as a part of AFTSEMU, in a World Bank funded project in Papua New Guinea in 1982, it was made available as a pdf document in 2006.