cutleaf toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 9 inches tall6 to 9 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Cutleaf toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) is a perennial for shade gardens, woodland plantings, rock gardens, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and average to moist soil of most types. Clusters of small white or pink flowers open in early to late spring above deeply divided, coarsely toothed leaves. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms. The name refers to the tooth-like projections on the underground stems.
Pairs well with Woodland phlox, Lungwort, and Wintergreen.
Native range
North America.