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Brassicaceae
Blister Cress
Erysimum cheiranthoides
Resilience amid adversity.
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Genus
- Erysimum
- Native to
- Europe, Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- annual herb
- Height
- 0.5-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Well-drained, average
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- The common name comes from the plant's historical use in poultices that could cause skin blisters.
- Blister cress contains cardiac glycosides similar to those found in foxglove.
- It is one of the fastest-growing members of the mustard family, completing its life cycle in weeks.
- The plant is an important food source for the caterpillars of the orange-tip butterfly.
- Blister cress has naturalized across North America and is now found in all 50 US states.
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