Cardamine diphylla 'American Sweetheart'

'American Sweetheart' Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla 'American Sweetheart')

formerly Dentaria diphylla

Height, Spread: 0.5-1.5 ft, 1 ft

Water/Soil: Average-moist, well-drained, loam, acidic

Light: Part shade

Bloom: Spring, pink or white flowers

Native Range: Eastern North America

Qualities: Attractive to pollinators, Host plant

Notes: Herbaceous perennial commonly found in open woods or shaded meadows. Attractive to pollinators, it supports the specialized native bee Andrena arabis and is a larval host plant for the West Virginia white butterfly (Pieris virginiensis) and the Falcate Orangetip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines). 'American Sweetheart' cultivar is known for its olive-colored leaves with purple backs and silver veins. Best used as a groundcover or in a wooded naturalized area, it spreads readily via rhizomes.