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Landscape Uses:Container, Ground cover, Rock garden, Seashore, Specimen. A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils but prefers a sunny position in a fertile well-drained soil. Established plants are drought tolerant. Grows well on walls. Plants can be very aggressive and invasive, spreading freely at the roots. If clearing the plant from an area it is quite important to try and remove every part of the plant since even a small part of the stem, if left in the ground, can form roots and develop into a new plant. All members of this genus are said to have edible leaves, though those species, such as this one, that have yellow flowers can cause stomach upsets if they are eaten in quantity. Plants in this genus seem to be immune to the predations of rabbits. Special Features: Attractive foliage, Not North American native, Invasive, Naturalizing.

Edible Parts: Leaves Edible Uses: Condiment Leaves - raw or cooked. Rich in vitamin C, but it has a bitter acrid taste. The main interest in the edible qualities of this plant is as a survival food, since it grows wild in the driest deserts as well as in arctic conditions. Large quantities can cause stomach upsets. It is best to dry the leaves (which can be difficult because they are very fleshy) and then powder them and use them to add a peppery taste to foods. The leaves are dried and ground into a powder to make a spicy seasoning.

The plant spreads aggressively and can be used for ground cover in a sunny position amongst plants tall enough not to be overrun by it. Many species of the stronger-growing bulbs such as lilies can grow successfully through it[K].

Heimisch: Albania, Algeria, Andebu, Aurland, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Blaestrand, Borge, Bulgaria, Børum, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Eikfjord, Etneda,Vest Slidre, Finland, Fitjar, Fjaler, Forsand, France, Fusa, Førde, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jondal, Kinn, Krym, Libya, Lindås, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Netherlands, Nidaros (Trondheim), Nord Fron, Nord Vågsøy, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Tinn, Uvdal, Vågå Eingeführt: Alabama, Alberta, Argentina South, Assam, British Columbia, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Falkland Is., Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Dakota