How to Grow and Care for Capsella

Capsella is an adaptable plant that thrives with minimal effort. It requires well-drained soil and regular watering, ensuring the soil remains moist but not waterlogged. A key special care point for capsella is its need for sunlight; it performs best in full sun to partial shade. Additionally, capsella can tolerate a range of temperatures, making it resilient in various climates.

Watering schedule: Twice per week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Capsella

Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Annual
Watering Schedule	Twice per week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun

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Types of Capsella

Shepherd's purse

Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) is native to Eastern Europe and Asia minor. Having spread and become naturalized around the world, this herbaceous plant is typically considered a weed. Shepherd's purse is considered a "protocarnivore" because it attracts nematodes (small worms in the soil) and poisons them with its seeds. By eliminating nematodes, this plant enriches the surrounding soil.

Pink shepherd's purse

Capsella rubella is used as a model plant to study the evolution of self-incompatibility into self-compatibility in plant reproduction. The species is found mostly in Mediterranean region. Separation of this species from its closest ancestor is predicted to have happened around 30,000 to 50,000 years ago.

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