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Cress (''Lepidium sativum''), sometimes referred to as garden cress to distinguish it from similar plants also referred to as cress (from old Germanic cresso which means sharp, spicy), is a rather fast-growing, edible herb. Garden cress is genetically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavor and aroma. In some regions, garden cress is known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort pepper grass, or poor man's pepper.〔Cassidy, Frederic Gomes and Hall, Joan Houston. (Dictionary of American regional English ), Harvard University Press, 2002. Page 97. ISBN 0-674-00884-7, ISBN 978-0-674-00884-7〕〔Staub, Jack E, Buchert, Ellen. (75 Exceptional Herbs for Your Garden ) Published by Gibbs Smith, 2008. ISBN 1-4236-0251-X, 9781423602514〕 This annual plant can reach a height of 60 cm (~24 inches), with many branches on the upper part. The white to pinkish flowers are only 2 mm (1/12 of an inch) across, clustered in branched racemes.〔(Vegetables of Canada ). Published by NRC Research Press. ISBN 0-660-19503-8, ISBN 978-0-660-19503-2〕〔Boswell, John T. and Sowerby, James. (English Botany: Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants ). Robert Hardwicke, 1863. Page 215.〕 == Garden cress in agriculture == Garden cress is commercially grown in England, France, the Netherlands and Scandinavia.〔(Vegetables of Canada ). NRC Research Press. ISBN 0-660-19503-8, ISBN 978-0-660-19503-2〕 Cultivation of garden cress is practical on both mass scales and on the individual scale. Garden cress is suitable for hydroponic cultivation and thrives in slightly alkaline water. In many local markets, the demand for hydroponically grown cress can exceed available supply, partially because cress leaves are not suitable for distribution in dried form, so they can only be partially preserved. Consumers commonly acquire cress as seeds or (in Europe) from markets as boxes of young live shoots.〔 Edible shoots are typically harvested in one to two weeks after planting, when they are 5–13 cm (2 - 5 inches) tall.〔Hirsch, David P.. The (Moosewood Restaurant kitchen garden: creative gardening for the adventurous cook ). Ten Speed Press, 2005. ISBN 1-58008-666-7, ISBN 978-1-58008-666-0〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garden cress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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