Brassicacées • Acmella oleracea

Brazilian Cress - Organic

"A vibrant and surprising bite that electrifies the taste buds and revives the art of the edible garden."

$4.49

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Native to South America, Brazilian cress (also called brède mafane, Para cress or Electric Daisy) is a compact herbaceous annual (15 to 30 cm) which astonishes with its curious conical yellow flowers without petals and its dark green oval leaves , with a singular crunch.

Introduced to Quebec as an ornamental flower about ten years ago, this plant is now gaining recognition as a valuable condiment and medicinal herb . It is easy to grow: it thrives in well-drained, warm soil and full sun . It grows readily in pots or directly in the ground , making it ideal for small vegetable gardens.

Its dense foliage brings a beautiful plant texture to the vegetable garden, and its unusual flowers are an invitation to sensory curiosity.

  • Growing climate: Temperate to warm climate
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Regular

Note: Prefers a sunny location and well-drained soil.

Brazilian cress is traditionally eaten fresh, and can be kept for a few days in the refrigerator.

  • Edible leaves, buds and flowers.
  • Popular in Southeast Asia and Brazilian cuisine, they enhance salads, stir-fries or infusions.
  • Their peppery and slightly lemony flavor is accompanied by an effervescent, almost anesthetic effect, hence its English nickname of Toothache plant.
  • In herbalism, it is recognized for its analgesic, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and nerve tonic properties, attributed to its richness in spilanthol, flavonoids and terpenes.
Brazilian Cress - Organic

Brazilian Cress - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Indoor and outdoor seeding

Germination time

7-20 days

Germination temperature

21° to 27° Celsius

Sowing depth

Surface sowing - without covering the soil

Transplantation

Easy transplantation

Technical

Seeding in clusters

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 40 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

40 cm

Distance between rows

60 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant that tolerates light shade

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

30 cm

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