horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana) is an herb for containers and the food garden. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It has large, shiny, dark leaves and small white summer flowers that attract bees. Deer tend to pass it by. It spreads fast, so give it a quiet, sunny corner where it won't crowd other plants.
Pairs well with Potato, Lovage, and Dark Opal basil.
Native range
S. Ukraine to European Russia.