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Brassicaceae
Alpine rockcress
Arabis alpina
Also known as Alpine rock cress, Arabis alpina, Mountain rockcress, Arabidium alpinum
Native Plants · Rock Garden · Groundcover · Alpine · White Flowers · Spring Blooming · Low Growing · Wall Plant · Perennial · Drought Tolerant · Border
Alpine rockcress is a charming low-growing perennial that produces cascades of small white flowers in early spring, making it ideal for rock gardens, walls, and border edges. It prefers well-drained to sandy soil and a sunny to partly shaded position, and will not tolerate soggy roots. Trim lightly after flowering to maintain a tidy mound and encourage fresh compact growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly until the soil is just moist; ensure excellent drainage and avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 4 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Argentina South, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kenya, Krasnoyarsk
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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