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Armoracia rusticana 'Variegata' |
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| | By mid-April, the foliage has pushed up into a nice clump, and a little variegation is already evident |
| Common name |
variegated horseradish |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-10) |
| Size |
3' |
| Light |
full sun |
| Cultural notes |
rich soil, not too dry |
This very striking plant does not like to be disturbed. In fact, its wonderful variegation recedes every time it feels violated, only to return when it gets comfortable once again. I saw this in the Niagara Falls botanical garden, and knew I had to have it in our garden. That was years ago, and it has finally found a more or less permanent place in our garden, which allows the full potential of the foliage to come out. The variegation is variable - some leaves are almost completely white, others coarsely blotched, still others more finely patterned. Certainly a plant I enjoy having around!
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| | Some years it wants to bloom. Note the very different flower-stalk leaves. |
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| | Flowers are hardly showy - I cut the inflorescence after taking these photos, to allow the plant to work on its leaves instead. |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back yard island, orchard One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| Donna | May 28, 2008 | My horse radish plant blooms and it has the most wonderful smell...almost like jasmine.....but I want to know if the leaves are edible.....like in a salad or used in soups ? Oh, and I live in Maryland but this root stock came with me from Texas. |
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