🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🥕 Shepherd's Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
vegetables
Annual
Brassicaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Low
🗺️ Zones
3-10
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
6-10 in
📐 Height
6-18 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Marigold
Universal garden companion
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts pollinators
⚠️ Keep Apart (2)
⚠️ Mint
Competes aggressively
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone sensitive
📝 Growing Notes
Heart-shaped seed pods. Peppery salad green. Traditional medicinal.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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