Watercress

Nasturtium officinale (Watercress) 🌿 The ancient superfood! Loaded with vitamins, this fast-growing edible plant is perfect for salads, ponds, and wildlife. Enjoy its fresh, spicy flavor or use it as a natural food source for turtles and pond life. Perfect for ponds, bog gardens, containers, and edible gardens! 💧 Likes shallow water up to 3” deep or consistently moist soil📏 Grows 6–15” tall and spreads 2–3 feet wide🌸 Produces tiny white flowers☀️ Full sun to part shade🌶️ Spicy, peppery edible flavor🌱 Treat as an annual in colder climates 🥗 Humans have eaten watercress for thousands of years and its popular in salads, soups, sandwiches, and garnishes💪 Rich in vitamins A, C, K, and antioxidants🦆 Ducks and geese love nibbling the tender leaves🐢 Turtles especially enjoy grazing on it🐟 Koi, goldfish, and herbivorous fish may also snack on it