Cardamine californica
Colleen (Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:57:41 PDT)

Thank you for all your research Dylan.

I will post what I find out about its availability.

Colleen
NE Calif.

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Colleen,

I've never seen it offered anywhere, alas. Wild populations should not be
difficult to find but timing must be good to catch them with ripe fruits.
They do "explode" as Nhu mentions so must be collected just before
dehiscence or shaken into a bag when they are just ready to open. It should
not be difficult to grow from seed allowing for them to be left undisturbed
the first few seasons because of their depth.

Glenn Keator (Guide to Native Perennials of California, 1990) mentions C.
(Dentaria) californica as a good companion for Dodecatheon, Ranunculus
californica and other early bulbs. Depending on the population, flowering
can extend into April. This book also mentions D. pachystigma and D.
gemmata, montane species that need summer moisture. Both sound very
attractive.

Dylan

On 5 April 2013 11:39, Colleen <silkie@frontiernet.net> wrote:

find some to try?

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